The Works of Flavius Josephus: Antiquities of the Jews, Volume 2

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Cosimo, 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

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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