The New Complete Works of JosephusKregel Academic - 1143 pages No source, other than the Bible itself, provides more relevant information on the first century than the work of Flavius Josephus. This newly edited version updates the original 18th century language; includes commentary by the award winning author and historian, Dr. Paul L. Maier; features over forty photos of ancient sites and artifacts mentioned by Josephus; cross references numbers throughout to the Greek text of Josephus in the Loeb Classical Library; and offers revised indexes of subjects and Old Testament texts. |
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... ready against future devel- opments ; but still so , that they should wait to see what the Romans would do . 8. ( 30 ) When I had therefore received these instructions , I came into Galilee , and found the people of Sepphoris in no ...
... ready against future devel- opments ; but still so , that they should wait to see what the Romans would do . 8. ( 30 ) When I had therefore received these instructions , I came into Galilee , and found the people of Sepphoris in no ...
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... ready for the march , Jonathan and his companions went out with them , having along with them John's brother and a hundred armed men . ( 202 ) The charge that was given them by those that sent them was this : That if I would voluntarily ...
... ready for the march , Jonathan and his companions went out with them , having along with them John's brother and a hundred armed men . ( 202 ) The charge that was given them by those that sent them was this : That if I would voluntarily ...
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... ready to fight with Placidus , ( 214 ) who was come with two cohorts of foot- men and one troop of horsemen ; and was sent there by Cestius Gallus to burn those villages of Gali- lee that were near Ptolemais . A siege ramp had been ...
... ready to fight with Placidus , ( 214 ) who was come with two cohorts of foot- men and one troop of horsemen ; and was sent there by Cestius Gallus to burn those villages of Gali- lee that were near Ptolemais . A siege ramp had been ...
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... ready to go to the city of Jerusalem and should make a complaint before the people , of such as raised rebellions in the country . ( 267 ) And I said to them , that " in case they be moved with what you say , you shall desire the ...
... ready to go to the city of Jerusalem and should make a complaint before the people , of such as raised rebellions in the country . ( 267 ) And I said to them , that " in case they be moved with what you say , you shall desire the ...
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... ready to follow the determination of Nimrod , and to es- teem it a piece of cowardice to submit to God ; and they built a tower , neither sparing any pains , nor being in any degree negligent about the work : and , by reason of the ...
... ready to follow the determination of Nimrod , and to es- teem it a piece of cowardice to submit to God ; and they built a tower , neither sparing any pains , nor being in any degree negligent about the work : and , by reason of the ...
Contents
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From the Death of David to the Death of Ahab | 266 |
From Vespasians Coming to Subdue the Jews to the Taking of Gamala | 775 |
From the Siege of Gamala to the Coming of Titus to Besiege Jerusalem | 804 |
From the Coming of Titus to Besiege Jerusalem to the Great Extremity to Which the Jews Were Reduced | 843 |
From the Great Extremity to Which the Jews Were Reduced to the Taking of Jerusalem by Titus | 881 |
From the Taking of Jerusalem by Titus to the Sedition at Cyrene | 909 |
AGAINST APION | 937 |
Book 2 | 960 |
AN EXTRACT OUT OF JOSEPHUSS DISCOURSE TO THE GREEKS CONCERNING HADES | 983 |
From the Death of Ahab to the Captivity of the Ten Tribes | 308 |
From the Captivity of the Ten Tribes to the First Year of Cyrus | 333 |
From the First Year of Cyrus to the Death of Alexander the Great | 359 |
From the Death of Alexander the Great to the Death of Judas Maccabeus | 387 |
From the Death of Judas Maccabeus to the Death of Queen Alexandra | 417 |
From the Death of Queen Alexandra to the Death of Antigonus | 454 |
From the Death of Antigonus to the Finishing of the Temple by Herod | 492 |
From the Finishing of the Temple by Herod to the Death of Alexander and Aristobulus | 525 |
From the Death of Alexander and Aristobulus to the Banishment of Archelaus | 553 |
From the Banishment of Archelaus to the Departure from Babylon | 585 |
From the Jews Departure out of Babylon to Fadus the Roman Procurator | 614 |
From Fadus the Procurator to Florus | 641 |
THE JEWISH WAR | 665 |
Preface | 667 |
From the Taking of Jerusalem by Antiochus Epiphanes to the Death of Herod the Great | 670 |
From the Death of Herod Until Vespasian Was Sent to Subdue the Jews by Nero | 728 |
APPENDIX | 987 |
Concerning Gods command to Abraham to offer up Isaac his son for a sacrifice | 998 |
Tacituss accounts of the origin of the Jewish nation and of the particulars of the last Jewish war that the former was probably written in opposition to ... | 1005 |
Proving that the copy of the books of the Old Testament laid up in Herods Temple and thence used by Josephus the Jewish historian in his Antiquitie... | 1019 |
Upon the chronology of Josephus | 1036 |
To prove that the fragment or extract out of a homily concerning Hades belongs to Josephus the Jewish historian and was by him preached or written... | 1070 |
Of the learned Christopher Cellarius wherein the history of the family of Herod by Flavius Josephus is vindicated as it deserves from the learned John... | 1077 |
TABLE OF THE JEWISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | 1087 |
A LIST OF ANCIENT TESTIMONIES AND RECORDS | 1093 |
TEXTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT PARALLEL TO JOSEPHUSS HISTORIES | 1101 |
HARMONY OF THE NUMBERING SYSTEMS IN THE GREEK AND ENGLISH EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS | 1107 |
INDEX | 1115 |
INDEX OF PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS | |
INDEX OF COMMENTARIES AND CHARTS | |
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Page 360 - I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
Page 360 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, And shall perform all my pleasure ; Even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Page 270 - God also enabled him to learn that skill which expels demons,* which is a science useful and sanative to men. He composed such incantations also by which distempers are alleviated. And he left behind him the manner of using exorcisms, by which they drive away demons, so that they never return; and this method of cure is of great force unto this day: for I have seen a certain man of my own country, whose name was Eleazar, releasing people that were demoniacal, in the presence of Vespasian, and his...
Page 329 - And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.
Page 324 - And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
Page 53 - For many angels" of God accompanied with women, and begat sons that proved unjust, and despisers of all that was good, on account of the confidence they had in their own strength; for the tradition is, that these men did what resembled the acts of those whom the Grecians call giants.
Page 296 - ... that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Page 194 - Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me ; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul which will not hear that Prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. 24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel, and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
Page 52 - ... made two pillars ;* the one of brick, the other of stone ; they inscribed their discoveries on them both, that in case the pillar of brick should be destroyed by the flood, the pillar of stone might remain, and exhibit those discoveries to mankind ; and also inform them that there was another pillar of brick erected by them. Now this remains in the land of Siriad to this day.
Page 52 - And that their inventions might not be lost before they were sufficiently known, upon Adam's prediction that the world was to be destroyed at one time by the force of fire, and at another time by the violence and quantity of water, they made two pillars, the one of brick, the other of stone: they inscribed their discoveries on them both...