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Josephus refers to more than one man named Jesus who died by Roman hands in these days. The OP refers to one of them as "Jesus # 2." If I guess correctly at the OP's meaning he was one of the leading priests in Jerusalem during the Revolt of 66-70, not Jesus of Nazareth. This Jesus is introduced in chapter 4 of the Wars of the Jews and his death is described in chapter 5:

To say all in a word, if Ananus [the high priest] had survived, they would have certainly compounded matters... And the Jews would have then put an abundance of delays in the way of the Romans, if they had had such a general as he was. Jesus [the elder priest] was also joined with him... I cannot but think that it was because God had doomed this city to destruction, as a polluted city, and was resolved to purge his sanctuary by fire, that he cut off these their great defenders and well-wishers, while those that a little before had worn the sacred garments, and had presided over the public worship; and had been esteemed venerable by those that dwelt on the whole habitable earth when they came into our city, were cast out naked, and seen to be the food of dogs and wild beasts... And this at last was the end of Ananus and Jesus.

It is understandable that Christians confuse one Jesus with another, but this Greek rendering of a Hebrew name was actually quite common. No crucifixion is mentioned here, however.

Josephus refers to more than one man named Jesus who died by Roman hands in these days. The OP refers to one of them as "Jesus # 2." If I guess correctly at the OP's meaning he was one of the leading priests in Jerusalem during the Revolt of 66-70, who lost his life to Vespasian's forces under Titus. He was not Jesus of Nazareth and the exact manner of his death is not specified. This Jesus is introduced in chapter 4 of the Wars of the Jews and his death is described in chapter 5:

To say all in a word, if Ananus [the high priest] had survived, they would have certainly compounded matters... And the Jews would have then put an abundance of delays in the way of the Romans, if they had had such a general as he was. Jesus [the elder priest] was also joined with him... I cannot but think that it was because God had doomed this city to destruction, as a polluted city, and was resolved to purge his sanctuary by fire, that he cut off these their great defenders and well-wishers, while those that a little before had worn the sacred garments, and had presided over the public worship; and had been esteemed venerable by those that dwelt on the whole habitable earth when they came into our city, were cast out naked, and seen to be the food of dogs and wild beasts... And this at last was the end of Ananus and Jesus.

It is understandable that Christians confuse one Jesus with another, but this Greek rendering of a Hebrew name was actually quite common. No crucifixion is mentioned here, however.

Josephus refers to more than one man named Jesus who died by Roman hands in these days. The OP refers to one of them as "Jesus # 2." If I guess correctly at the OP's meaning he was one of the leading priests in Jerusalem, not Jesus of Nazareth. This Jesus is introduced in chapter 4 of the Wars of the Jews and his death is described in chapter 5:

To say all in a word, if Ananus [the high priest] had survived, they had certainly compounded matters... And the Jews had then put abundance of delays in the way of the Romans, if they had had such a general as he was. Jesus [an elder priest] was also joined with him... I cannot but think that it was because God had doomed this city to destruction, as a polluted city, and was resolved to purge his sanctuary by fire, that he cut off these their great defenders and well-wishers, while those that a little before had worn the sacred garments, and had presided over the public worship; and had been esteemed venerable by those that dwelt on the whole habitable earth when they came into our city, were cast out naked, and seen to be the food of dogs and wild beasts... And this at last was the end of Ananus and Jesus. 3. Now after these were slain, the zealots and the multitude of the Idumeans fell upon the people.

It is understandable that Christians confuse on Jesus with another, but this Greek rendering of a Hebrew name was actually quite common. No crucifixion is mentioned here, however.

Josephus refers to more than one man named Jesus who died by Roman hands in these days. The OP refers to one of them as "Jesus # 2." If I guess correctly at the OP's meaning he was one of the leading priests in Jerusalem during the Revolt of 66-70, not Jesus of Nazareth. This Jesus is introduced in chapter 4 of the Wars of the Jews and his death is described in chapter 5:

To say all in a word, if Ananus [the high priest] had survived, they would have certainly compounded matters... And the Jews would have then put an abundance of delays in the way of the Romans, if they had had such a general as he was. Jesus [the elder priest] was also joined with him... I cannot but think that it was because God had doomed this city to destruction, as a polluted city, and was resolved to purge his sanctuary by fire, that he cut off these their great defenders and well-wishers, while those that a little before had worn the sacred garments, and had presided over the public worship; and had been esteemed venerable by those that dwelt on the whole habitable earth when they came into our city, were cast out naked, and seen to be the food of dogs and wild beasts... And this at last was the end of Ananus and Jesus.

It is understandable that Christians confuse one Jesus with another, but this Greek rendering of a Hebrew name was actually quite common. No crucifixion is mentioned here, however.

Josephus refers to more than one man named Jesus who died in these days. The OP refers to one of them as "Jesus # 2." If I guess correctly at the OP's meaning he was one of the leading priests in Jerusalem, not Jesus of Nazareth. This Jesus is introduced in chapter 4 of the Wars of the Jews and his death is described in chapter 5:

To say all in a word, if Ananus [the high priest] had survived, they had certainly compounded matters; for he was a shrewd man in speaking and persuading the people, and had already gotten the mastery of those that opposed his designs, or were for the war. And the Jews had then put abundance of delays in the way of the Romans, if they had had such a general as he was. Jesus [an elder priest mistakenly called "high priest" by editors] was also joined with him... I cannot but think that it was because God had doomed this city to destruction, as a polluted city, and was resolved to purge his sanctuary by fire, that he cut off these their great defenders and well-wishers, while those that a little before had worn the sacred garments, and had presided over the public worship; and had been esteemed venerable by those that dwelt on the whole habitable earth when they came into our city, were cast out naked, and seen to be the food of dogs and wild beasts... And this at last was the end of Ananus and Jesus. 3. Now after these were slain, the zealots and the multitude of the Idumeans fell upon the people.

It is understandable that Christians confuse on Jesus with another, but this Greek rendering of a Hebrew name was actually quite common. No crucifixion is mentioned here, however, and this "Jesus #2" was apparently killed by Idumean zealots, not Vespasian.

Josephus refers to more than one man named Jesus who died by Roman hands in these days. The OP refers to one of them as "Jesus # 2." If I guess correctly at the OP's meaning he was one of the leading priests in Jerusalem, not Jesus of Nazareth. This Jesus is introduced in chapter 4 of the Wars of the Jews and his death is described in chapter 5:

To say all in a word, if Ananus [the high priest] had survived, they had certainly compounded matters... And the Jews had then put abundance of delays in the way of the Romans, if they had had such a general as he was. Jesus [an elder priest] was also joined with him... I cannot but think that it was because God had doomed this city to destruction, as a polluted city, and was resolved to purge his sanctuary by fire, that he cut off these their great defenders and well-wishers, while those that a little before had worn the sacred garments, and had presided over the public worship; and had been esteemed venerable by those that dwelt on the whole habitable earth when they came into our city, were cast out naked, and seen to be the food of dogs and wild beasts... And this at last was the end of Ananus and Jesus. 3. Now after these were slain, the zealots and the multitude of the Idumeans fell upon the people.

It is understandable that Christians confuse on Jesus with another, but this Greek rendering of a Hebrew name was actually quite common. No crucifixion is mentioned here, however.