works, and a teacher of the words of truth; he names him Christ openly; and is not ignorant that he was condemned to the cross, and appeared on the third day alive, and that ten thousand other wonderful things were foretold of him by the divine prophets. He testifies also, that those whom he drew over to him, being many of the Gentiles, as well as of the Jews, continued to love him; and that the tribe named from him was not then extinct. Now he seems to me, by this his relation, almost to proclaim that Christ is God. However, he appears to have been so affected with the strangeness of the thing, as to run as it were in a sort of a middle way, so as not to put any indignity upon believers in him, but rather to afford his suffrage to them.

About A. D. 510. Cassiodorus Hist. Tripartit. e Sozomeno.

Now Josephus, the son of Mattathias, and a priest, a man of great nobility among the Jews, and of a great dignity among the Romans, shall be a truth of Christ's history: for he dares not call him a man, as a doer of famous works and a teacher of true doctrines; he names him Christ openly; and is not ignorant that he was condemned to the cross, and appeared on the third day alive, and that an infinite number of other wonderful things were foretold of him by the holy prophets. Moreover, he testifies also that there were then alive many whom he had chosen, both Greeks and Jews, and that they continued to love him; and that the sect which was named from him was by no means extinct at that time.

About A. D. 640. Chron. Alex. p. 514.

Now Josephus also relates, in the eighteenth book of Antiquities, how John the Baptist, that holy man, was beheaded on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip, the brother of Herod himself; for Herod had divorced his former wife, who was still alive, and had been his lawful wife she was the daughter of Aretas, king of Petreans. When therefore Herod had taken Herodias away from her husband, while he was yet alive, [on whose account he slew John also,] Aretas made war against Herod, because his daughter had been dishonourably treated: in which war he says, that all Herod's army was destroyed, and that he suffered that calamity because of the wickedness he had been guilty of against John. The same Josephus relates, that Herod lost his kingdom on

account of Herodias, and that with her he was banished to Lyons, &c.

P. 526, 527. Now that our Saviour taught his preaching three years, is demonstrated both by other necessary reasonings, as also out of the holy gospels, and out of Josephus's writings, who was a wise man among the Hebrews, &c.

P. 585, 586. Josephus relates, in the fifth book of the [Jewish] war, that Jerusalem was taken in the third [second] year of Vespasian, as after forty years since they had dared to put Jesus to death: in which time he says, that James, the brother of our Lord, and bishop of Jerusalem, was thrown down [from the temple,] and slain of them, by stoning.

About A. D. 740. Anastasias Abbas contr. Jud.

Now Josephus, an author and writer of our own, says of Christ, that he was a just and good man, showed and declared so to be by divine grace, who gave aid to many by signs and miracles.

About A. D. 790. Georgius Syncellus Chron. p. 339.

These miseries befell the Jews by way of revenge for James the Just, who was the brother of Jesus that was called Christ, on the account that they had slain him, who was a most righteous person. Now as Ananus, a person of that character, thought he had a proper opportunity, because Festus was dead, and Albinus was but upon the road, so he assembles the sanhedrim of judges, and brings before them James, the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, and some of his companions; and when he had formed an accusation against them as breakers of the law, he delivered them to be stoned; but as for those that seemed the most equitable of the citizens, and those that were the most uneasy at the breach of the laws, they disliked what was done. They also sent to the king [Agrippa,] desiring him to send to Ananus that he should act so no more, for that what he had already done could not be justified, &c.

About A. D. 850. Johan. Malelala Chron. lib. x.

From that time began the destruction of the Jews, as Josephus, the philosopher of the Hebrews, hath written; who also said this, that from the time the Jews crucified Christ, who was a good and righteous man, (that is, if it be fit to call such an one a man, and not a God,) the land of Judea was

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never free from trouble. These things the same Josephus the Jew has related in his writings.

About A. D. 860.

Photius Cod. lib. xlviii.

I have read the treatise of Josephus about the universe, whose title I have else where read to be, Of the substance of the universe. It is contained in two very small treatises. He treats of the origin of the world in a brief manner. However, he speaks of the divinity of Christ, who is our true God, in a way very like to what we use, declaring that the same name of Christ belongs to him, and writes of his ineffable generation of the Father after such a manner as cannot be blamed; which thing may perhaps raise a doubt in some, whether Josephus were the author of the work, though the phraseology does not at all differ from this man's other works. However, I have found in some papers, that this discourse was not written by Josephus, but by one Caius a presbyter.

Cod. ccxxxviii. Herod the tetrarch of Galilee and of Perea, the son of Herod the Great, fell in love, as Josephus says, with the wife of his brother Herod, whose name was Herodias, who was the grand daughter of Herod the Great, by his son Aristobulus, whom he had slain. Agrippa was also her brother. Now Herod took her away from her husband, and married her. This is he that slew John the Baptist, that great man, the forerunner [of Christ,] being afraid (as Josephus says) lest he should raise a sedition among his people; for they all followed the directions of John, on account of the excellency of his virtue. In his time was the passion of our Saviour.

Cod. xxxiii. I have read the Chronicle of Justus of Tiberias. He omits the greatest part of what was most necessary to be related; but, as infected with Jewish prejudices, being also himself a Jew by birth, he makes no mention at all of the advent, or of the acts done, or of the miracles wrought by Christ.

The time uncertain. Macarius in Actis Sanctorum, tom. v. p. 149. ap. Fabric. Joseph. p. 61.

Josephus, a priest of Jerusalem, and one that wrote with truth the history of the Jewish affairs, bears witness, that Christ, the true God, was incarnate, and crucified, and the third day rose again; whose writings are reposited in the public library. Thus he says: 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 also: this 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 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 still the tribe of Christains, so named from him, are not extinct at this day. Since, therefore, the writer of the Hebrews has engraven his testimony concerning our Lord and Saviour in his own books, what defence can there remain for unbelievers?

About A. D. 980, Suidas in voce Jesous.

We have found Josephus, who hath written about the taking of Jerusalem (of whom Eusebius Pamphili makes fre quent mention in his ecclesiastical history,) saying openly in his memoirs of the captivity, that Jesus officiated in the temple with the priests. This we have found Josephus saying, a man of ancient times, and not very long after the apostles, &c.

About A. D. 1060. Cedrenus Compend. Histor. p. 196.

Josephus does indeed write concerning John the Baptist as follows: some of the Jews thought that the destruction of Herod's army came from God, and that he was punished very justly for what punishment he inflicted on John, that was called the Baptist, for Herod slew him, who was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both by righteousness towards one another, and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism. But as concerning Christ, the same Josephus says, that about that time there was Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works, and a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure, for that Christ drew over many even from the Gentiles; whom when Pilate had crucified, those who at first had loved him did not leave off to preach concerning him, for he appeared to them the third day alive again, as the divine prophets had testified, and spoken these and other wonderful things concerning him.

About A. D. 1080. Theophylact. in Joan. lib. xiii.

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was kindled against them; as also Josephus witnesses, that this came upon them on account of the death of Jesus.

About A. D. 1120. Zonarus Annal. tom. i. p. 267. Josephus, in the eighteenth book of Antiquities, writes thus concerning our Lord and God Jesus Christ: 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 many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles: he was the Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men among us, had condemned him to the cross, those that had loved him at first did not forsake him, for he appeared to them the third day alive again, as the divine prophets had said these, and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.

About A. D. 1120. Glycas Annal. p. 234.

Then did Philo, that wise man, and Josephus flourish. This last was styled, The lover of truth, because he commended John, who baptized our Lord; and because he bore witness that Christ, in like manner, was a wise man, and the doer of great miracles; and that when he was crucified he appeared the third day.

About A. D. 1240. Godfridus Viterbiensis Chron. p. 366. e Vers. Rufini.

Josephus relates, that a very great war arose between Are tas, king of the Arabians, and Herod, on account of the sin which Herod had committed against John. Moreover, the same Josephus writes thus, concerning Christ: There was, at this time, Jesus a wise man, if at least it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as willingly hear truth. He also drew over to him many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles: he was Christ. And when Pilate, at the accusation of the principal men of our nation, had decreed that he should be crucified; those that had loved him from the beginning, did not forsake him, for he appeared to them the third day alive again, according to what the divinely inspired prophets had foretold, that these and innumerable other miracles should come to pass about him. Moreover, both the name and sect of chris