The last nine books of the Antiquities of the Jews, with the life of Flavius Josephus written by himselfFor Thomas and Andrews, Boston, and Isaiah Thomas, Jun., Worcester, 1809 |
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... great circumfpection . On which account I have fubjoined a copy of thefe epiftles , and fet down the multitude of the ... high priest of the Jews , to fend fix of the elders out of every tribe , and thofe fuch as are moft fkilful of the ...
... great circumfpection . On which account I have fubjoined a copy of thefe epiftles , and fet down the multitude of the ... high priest of the Jews , to fend fix of the elders out of every tribe , and thofe fuch as are moft fkilful of the ...
Page 13
... great concern about the veffels , and fo the more indefatigably kept close to the work . 10. And these were what gifts were fent by Ptolemy to Je- rufalem , and dedicated to God there . But when Eleazar the high priest had devoted them ...
... great concern about the veffels , and fo the more indefatigably kept close to the work . 10. And these were what gifts were fent by Ptolemy to Je- rufalem , and dedicated to God there . But when Eleazar the high priest had devoted them ...
Page 14
... high priest , and made anfwer to all the queftions he put to them by word of mouth . He then made hafte to meet the el- ders that came from Jerufalem for the interpretation of the laws ; and he gave command , that every body who came on ...
... high priest , and made anfwer to all the queftions he put to them by word of mouth . He then made hafte to meet the el- ders that came from Jerufalem for the interpretation of the laws ; and he gave command , that every body who came on ...
Page 49
... high - priest , who was alfo called Menelaus ; for Lyfias advised the king to flay Menelaus , if he would have the Jews be quiet , and caufe him no farther disturbance , for that this man was the origin of all the mifchief the Jews had ...
... high - priest , who was alfo called Menelaus ; for Lyfias advised the king to flay Menelaus , if he would have the Jews be quiet , and caufe him no farther disturbance , for that this man was the origin of all the mifchief the Jews had ...
Page 52
... high prieft , ( the firft that was not of the family of the high priests , and made by a vile heathen , Lyfias , ) before the death of Judas , and of Judas's fucceffion to him as high priest , both here , and at the conclufion of this ...
... high prieft , ( the firft that was not of the family of the high priests , and made by a vile heathen , Lyfias , ) before the death of Judas , and of Judas's fucceffion to him as high priest , both here , and at the conclufion of this ...
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Page 339 - Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was the Christ...
Page 224 - This is a very fine cave in a mountain, under which there is a great cavity in the earth, and the cavern is abrupt, and prodigiously deep, and full of a still water ; over it hangs a vast mountain; and under the caverns arise the springs of the river Jordan. Herod adorned this place, which was already a very remarkable one, still further by the erection of this temple, which he dedicated to Caesar.
Page 423 - I, who was by you called immortal, am immediately to be hurried away by death. But I am bound to accept of what Providence allots, as it pleases God ; for we have by no means lived ill, but in a splendid and happy manner.
Page 347 - Herod, who feared lest the great influence John had over the people might put it into his power and inclination to raise a rebellion (for they seemed ready to do anything he should advise), thought it best by putting him to death to prevent any mischief he might cause...
Page 334 - Gennesareth, unto the dignity of a city, both by the number of inhabitants it contained, and its other grandeur, and called it by the name of Julias, the same name with Caesar's daughter.
Page 333 - These men agree in all other things with the Pharisaic notions; but they have an inviolable attachment to liberty, and say that God is to be their only Ruler and Lord. They also do not value dying any kinds of death, nor indeed do they heed the deaths of their relations and friends, nor can any such fear make them call any man lord.