Asteroid 6304, Josephus Flavius, was discovered on April 2, 1989 by Eric W. Elst at La Silla. It has a period of 3 years, 131 days.
It was named for the 1st-century Jewish-Roman scholar and writer Titus Josephus Flavius (nee Yosef ben Matityahu; 37-ca.100). His works, including The Jewish War and Antiquities Of The Jews, provide insight into 1st-century Jewish life and early Christianity. He provides a secular historical account of the life of Jesus, but it is believed by many that his works were tampered with after the fact by Christians who wished to use them to support their own case regarding Jesus, thereby undermining those works' credibility. He fought against the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War before defecting to the Roman side and ingratiating himself with Vespasian (later Emperor of Rome) and his son Titus, a relationship which benefited him greatly, and for which one modern academic nicknamed him "the Jewish Benedict Arnold."
The meaning of asteroid Josephus Flavius seems to be: rewritten, misrepresented, distorted or altered to fit another's agenda, not in accordance with the facts, fairy tales or myths; possibly, switching one's flag to the ship that's still afloat.