if yes! there is a big difference between them in that Flavius may be the first journalist of humanity in the best acceptance, ie, report the facts without (too) distort, to quote Raymond Aron, a light to the truth in his time: 'I'm interested in facts' Tabari is a great novelist who takes liberties with the writings of other religions, to model to better present his. However, although this was a sponsorship work by the power of the time, it gives a colorful painting of the thoughts of the inhabitants of the region, but from the point of view of history, this book is of little value.