Background
Josephus was born in Mosul, in present-day Iraq.
theologian university professor
Josephus was born in Mosul, in present-day Iraq.
Five years later, in 1637, he earned the title of Doctor of Theology at the Collegium Bononiensis in Bologna.
He apparently came from a family of Assyrian Catholics. He was made a Deacon in 1632 under Pope Urban VIII. After periods in Vienna, Prague and Dresden, he moved to Wittenberg, which he saw as the "new Jerusalem". The Church of the time believed it necessary to explore the mysteries of faith allowed by the Bible.
Adjutus criticized the Catholic reverence for the rule of the Pope, which he saw as a source of errors and an impediment to the understanding of the Word of God.
Contempt for the Holy Scripture Erroneous beliefs The tyranny of church superiors Adjutus was made a professor of theology, and remained at Wittenberg until his death.