He would argue Flavius Josephus was not a contemporary, as he was born after the crucifixion.
Re: “He would argue Flavius Josephus was not a contemporary, as he was born after the crucifixion.”
Actually, I think Fitzgerald’s argument was that Josephus’ quotes are inserted by later Christians or that they referred to a different Jesus.
An excellent refutation of Fitzgerald’s work is given by an atheist, named Tim O’Neil. Here is a link to his critique:
http://armariummagnus.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-jesus-myth-theory-reponse-to-david.html