The works of Flavius Josephus. To which are added, 3 dissertations. Tr. by W. Whiston, Volume 31814 |
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... Jews , who valued themselves highly upon the ex- act skill they had in the law of their fathers , and made men believe they were highly favoured by God , by whom this set of women were inveigled . These are those that are called the ...
... Jews , who valued themselves highly upon the ex- act skill they had in the law of their fathers , and made men believe they were highly favoured by God , by whom this set of women were inveigled . These are those that are called the ...
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... Jews , and the most celebrated interpreters of the Jewish laws , and men well beloved by the people , because of their education of their youth ; for all those that were stu- dious of virtue , frequented their lectures every day . These ...
... Jews , and the most celebrated interpreters of the Jewish laws , and men well beloved by the people , because of their education of their youth ; for all those that were stu- dious of virtue , frequented their lectures every day . These ...
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... Jews against Sabinus ; and how Varus brought the authors of it to punishment . 8 1. BUT before these things could be brought to a set- tlement , Malthace , Archelaus's mother , fell into a distemper , and died of it ; and letters came ...
... Jews against Sabinus ; and how Varus brought the authors of it to punishment . 8 1. BUT before these things could be brought to a set- tlement , Malthace , Archelaus's mother , fell into a distemper , and died of it ; and letters came ...
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... Jews , although he did not himself venture so much as to come down to his friends , and thought he might expect that the others should expose themselves first to die on account of his avarice . However , the Romans ventured to make a ...
... Jews , although he did not himself venture so much as to come down to his friends , and thought he might expect that the others should expose themselves first to die on account of his avarice . However , the Romans ventured to make a ...
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... Jews ' friends , who fell in this battle , grieved them , as did also this plundering of the money dedicated to God in the temple . Accordingly that body of them which continued best together , and was the most war- like , encompassed ...
... Jews ' friends , who fell in this battle , grieved them , as did also this plundering of the money dedicated to God in the temple . Accordingly that body of them which continued best together , and was the most war- like , encompassed ...
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Page 78 - Now some of the Jews thought that the destruction of Herod's army came from God ; and that very justly, as a punishment of what he did against John, who was called the Baptist. For Herod slew him, who was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness towards one another, and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism.
Page 69 - 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 69 - He was [the] Christ; and when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men among us, had condemned him to the cross,* those that loved him at the first did not forsake him, for he appeared to them alive again the third day,")" as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him ; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.
Page 424 - Eleazar, the son of Ananias the high priest, a very bold youth, who was at that time governor of the temple, persuaded those that officiated in the divine service to receive no gift or sacrifice for any foreigner. And this was the true beginning of our war with the Romans...
Page 78 - ... advise,) thought it best, by putting him to death, to prevent any mischief he might cause, and not bring himself into difficulties, by sparing a man who might make him repent of it when it should be too late. Accordingly, he was sent a prisoner, out of Herod's suspicious temper, to Macherus, the castle I before mentioned, and was there put to death. Now, the Jews had an opinion that the destruction of this army was sent as a punishment upon Herod, and a mark of God's displeasure against him.
Page 160 - Upon this, the king did neither rebuke them nor reject their impious flattery. But, as he presently afterwards looked up, he saw an owl sitting on a certain rope over his head, and immediately understood that this bird was the messenger of ill tidings, as it had once been the messenger of good tidings to him ;* and fell into the deepest sorrow. A severe pain also arose in his belly, and began in a most violent manner.
Page 388 - They also avoid spitting in the midst of them, or on the right side. Moreover, they are stricter than any other of the Jews in resting from their labours on the seventh day; for they not only get their food ready the day before, that they may not be obliged to kindle a fire on that day, but they will not remove any vessel out of its place, nor go to stool thereon.
Page 69 - So he bade the Jews himself go away; but they boldly casting reproaches upon him, he gave the soldiers that signal which had been beforehand agreed on; who laid upon them much greater blows than Pilate had commanded them, and equally punished those that were tumultuous and those that were not, nor did they spare them in the least ; and since the people were unarmed, and were caught by men prepared for what they were about, there were a great number of them slain by this means, and others of them...
Page 175 - Theudas, f persuaded a great part of the people to take their effects with them, and follow him to the river Jordan ; for he told them he was a prophet, and that he would, by his own command, divide the river, and afford them, an easy passage over it ; and many were deluded by his words.
Page 388 - And as for death, if it will be for their glory, they esteem it better than living always ; and indeed our war with the Romans gave abundant evidence what great souls they had in their trials, wherein, although they were tortured and distorted, burnt and torn to pieces, and went through all kinds of instruments of torment, that they might be forced either to blaspheme their legislator, or to eat what was forbidden them, yet...