Divrei Yosippon — Sefer Yosippon — Chapter 57: The Paulina Affair

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57:1

In Rome, a woman named Paulina is deceived by a man who exploits the sanctuary and priesthood of an Egyptian cult to gain sexual access to her.

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57:2

The fraud is eventually exposed to her husband and brought before Tiberius.

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57:3

The emperor punishes the perpetrators and orders action against the cult.

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57:4

Yosippon includes this scandal from Josephus as an example of religious deception, sexual exploitation, and imperial judgment far from Yehudah.

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