The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus: The Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, and Celebrated Warrior ; to which are Prefixed, Three Dissertations, Volume 4David Huntington, 1815 |
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... told him , that his own life would be in danger , unless he guarded himself and got shut of Aristobulus ; for , he said , that the friends of Aristobulus omitted no opportunity of advising him to kill him , as being then , and not ...
... told him , that his own life would be in danger , unless he guarded himself and got shut of Aristobulus ; for , he said , that the friends of Aristobulus omitted no opportunity of advising him to kill him , as being then , and not ...
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... told them , that when he came again into their country he would settle all their affairs , after he had first taken a view of the affairs of the Nabateans . In the mean time he or- dered them to be quiet ; and treated Aristobulus ...
... told them , that when he came again into their country he would settle all their affairs , after he had first taken a view of the affairs of the Nabateans . In the mean time he or- dered them to be quiet ; and treated Aristobulus ...
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... told them , that " for their sins they would not be able to escape his hands . " Which things will be related by us in their proper places . 5. But when Hyrcanus saw that the members of the san- hedrim were ready to pronounce the ...
... told them , that " for their sins they would not be able to escape his hands . " Which things will be related by us in their proper places . 5. But when Hyrcanus saw that the members of the san- hedrim were ready to pronounce the ...
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... told me , that you are in possession of part of their country , which you entered upon under the government of our adversaries . Since , therefore , we have undertaken a war for the obtaining the government , and have taken care to do ...
... told me , that you are in possession of part of their country , which you entered upon under the government of our adversaries . Since , therefore , we have undertaken a war for the obtaining the government , and have taken care to do ...
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... , nor bring his brother into danger ; but he went to Barzapharnes , and told him he did not act justly when he made such a contrivance against them , for that if he wanted money , he would give him more than Chap . XIII . 55 OF THE JEWS .
... , nor bring his brother into danger ; but he went to Barzapharnes , and told him he did not act justly when he made such a contrivance against them , for that if he wanted money , he would give him more than Chap . XIII . 55 OF THE JEWS .
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Page 272 - And thus an end was put to this sedition. " [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 281 - 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...
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Page 264 - Temple but offer their sacrifices themselves; yet is their course of life better than that of other men, and they entirely addict themselves to husbandry. It also deserves our admiration how much they exceed all other men that addict themselves to virtue, and this in righteousness; and indeed to such a degree that, as it hath never appeared among any other men, neither Greeks nor barbarians — no, not for a little time — so hath it endured a long while among them.
Page 263 - ... in them, and that under the earth there will be rewards or punishments, according as they have lived virtuously or viciously in this life; and the latter are to be detained in an everlasting prison, but that the former shall have power to revive and live again: on account of which doctrines they are able greatly to persuade the body of the people...