Flavius Josephus
Jewish historian and author of the Antiquities of the Jews and The Jewish War. Records that Moses was the first of all writers to be theologian, philosopher, poet, and historian.
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Arguments for the Old Testament
— With Aristeas, relates that Theopompus was struck with mental disturbance for embellishing Hebrew volumes; Theodectes struck blind for transferring Scripture to theatre
"Josephus and Aristeas relate, in the book On the Seventy Interpreters"
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Moses as the Most Ancient Theologian, Philosopher, Poet, and Historian
— With Eusebius, records Moses was first of all writers to be theologian, philosopher, poet, and historian; relates a Roman soldier tore apart books of Moses and was punished by governor Cumanus
"Josephus, Eusebius, and others record that Moses was the first of all"