The Works of Flavius Josephus: Antiquities of the Jews, Volume 2Cosimo, Inc., 2006 M04 1 - 452 pages This Amon imitated the wicked conduct of his father during his youth, and had a conspiracy made against him by his own servants, and was slain in his own house, when he had lived twenty-four years and reigned two. But the multitude punished those that slew Amon, and buried him with his father, and gave the kingdom to his son Josiah, who was eight years old. -from "Book X, Chapter IV"Considered a traitor and informer by some, his writings possibly Roman propaganda, first-century scholar Josephus is a suspect but still voice in classical history. Containing Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews, Books VII-XIII, the volume covers Jewish history from the death of Saul to the death of Queen Alexandra, and remains a vital early source of Jewish tradition. Though he was captured by the Romans and later became a Roman citizen, casting this work in a questionable light, religious thinkers today still look to this classic 18th-century translation, making it must reading for anyone hoping to appreciate modern Judeo-Christian culture.OF INTEREST TO: readers of ancient history, religious scholarsRoman Jewish historian FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS (ca. 37-ca. 100) also wrote the twenty-one volume Antiquities of the Jews.British clergyman and mathematician WILLIAM WHISTON (1667-1752) is the author of the groundbreaking New Theory of the Earth (1696), as a result of which he was named successor to Sir Isaac Newton as Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge. |
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Contents
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Of the Building of the Temple | 82 |
How Josiah fought with Necho King of Egypt | 214 |
How the King of Babylon took Jerusalem and burnt | 223 |
BOOK XI | 248 |
How the Temple was Built and how the Cuthæans | 260 |
How Xerxes the Son of Darius was well disposed | 266 |
94 | 279 |
How John slew his Brother Jesus in the Temple | 293 |
Concerning Sanballat and Manasseh and the Temple | 294 |
How Solomon removed the Ark to the Temple | 88 |
How Solomon built himself a royal Palace very | 94 |
How Solomon grew rich and fell madly in love | 103 |
How upon the death of Solomon the People forsook | 110 |
Of Rehoboam and how God Punished him for | 117 |
How Zarah King of the Ethiopians was beaten | 126 |
How Benhadad King of Damascus and of Syria | 139 |
Concerning Jehoshaphat the King of Jerusalem | 145 |
Of Ahaziah the King of Israel and again of | 153 |
How Joram and Jehoshaphat made an Expedition | 156 |
How Jehu was anointed King of Israel and slew | 169 |
How Athaliah reigned over Jerusalem for six Years | 175 |
How Amaziah made an Expedition against | 183 |
How Zachariah Shallum Menahem Pekahiah | 190 |
How Shalmaneser took Samaria by Force | 198 |
How Hezekiah was sick and likely to die and | 206 |
BOOK XII | 300 |
How the Kings of Asia honoured the Nation of | 318 |
How upon the Quarrels of the Jews with | 334 |
How Judas overthrew the Forces of Apollonius | 342 |
How Judas subdued the Nations round about | 348 |
How Bacchides was again sent out against Judas | 362 |
How Alexander warring with Demetrius granted | 369 |
How Alexander greatly honoured Jonathan | 376 |
How Trypho after he had beaten Demetrius handed | 384 |
How Jonathan was slain by Treachery and | 393 |
How Simon confederated himself with Antiochus | 399 |
How upon the Quarrel between Antiochus Grypus | 408 |
How Alexander when he had taken the Government | 416 |
How Demetrius Eucarus overcame Alexander | 425 |
How Alexandra by gaining the goodwill of | 431 |
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