The works of Flavius Josephus. To which are added, 3 dissertations. Tr. by W. Whiston, Volume 3 |
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... and profess " that they will never leave off their friendship but will fight " against
those from whom they conceal their designs . ” And thus did she search out these
things , and get a perfect knowledge of them , and then told her brother of them ...
... and profess " that they will never leave off their friendship but will fight " against
those from whom they conceal their designs . ” And thus did she search out these
things , and get a perfect knowledge of them , and then told her brother of them ...
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A cunning sect tbey were , and soon elevated to a pitch of open fighting , and
doing mischief . Accordingly , when all the people of the Jews gave assurance of
their good - will to Cæsar , and to the king ' s government , these very men did not
...
A cunning sect tbey were , and soon elevated to a pitch of open fighting , and
doing mischief . Accordingly , when all the people of the Jews gave assurance of
their good - will to Cæsar , and to the king ' s government , these very men did not
...
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And this sort of fight lasted a great while , till at last the Romans , who were
greatly distressed by what was done , set fire to the cloisters só privately , that
those who were gotten upon them did not perceive it . This firet being fed by a
great deal ...
And this sort of fight lasted a great while , till at last the Romans , who were
greatly distressed by what was done , set fire to the cloisters só privately , that
those who were gotten upon them did not perceive it . This firet being fed by a
great deal ...
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but not linked out forces he had with him , and met Simon , and after a great and
a long fight , no small part of those that came from Perea , who were a disordered
body of men , and fought rather in a bold than in a skilful manner , were ...
but not linked out forces he had with him , and met Simon , and after a great and
a long fight , no small part of those that came from Perea , who were a disordered
body of men , and fought rather in a bold than in a skilful manner , were ...
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Yet were they afterward subdued ; one of them in a fight with Gratus , another
with Ptolemy ; Archelaus also took the eldest of them prisoner ; while the last of
them was so dejected at the other ' s misfortune , and saw so plainly that he had
no ...
Yet were they afterward subdued ; one of them in a fight with Gratus , another
with Ptolemy ; Archelaus also took the eldest of them prisoner ; while the last of
them was so dejected at the other ' s misfortune , and saw so plainly that he had
no ...
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Page 76 - 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 67 - 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 67 - 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 422 - 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 76 - ... 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 158 - 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 386 - 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 67 - 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 173 - 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 386 - 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...
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| Title | The works of Flavius Josephus. To which are added, 3 dissertations. Tr. by W. Whiston, Volume 3 The works of Flavius Josephus. To which are added, 3 dissertations. Tr. by W. Whiston, Flavius Josephus |
| Author | Flavius Josephus |
| Translated by | William Whiston |
| Published | 1814 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 31 May 2007 |
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