| Flavius Josephus - 1822 - 474 pages
...against John that was called the Baptist; for Herod slew him, who was a good man, and one that commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...piety towards God, and so to come to baptism, for that by this means the washing [with water] would appear acceptable to him, when they made use of it, not... | |
| 1913 - 408 pages
...him as " John called the Baptist," and says, " For Herod slew him, who was a good man and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness...and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism, etc.'' Josephus also tells of Herod's agreement to divorce his wife and marry Herodias. (5) RULERS.... | |
| Roman Malek - 2004 - 630 pages
...toward one another, and piety toward God, and so to come to baptism [shou xili] , for that the baptism would be acceptable to him if they made use of it, not in order to put away some sins, but for the purification of the body - supposing still that the soul was thoroughly... | |
| 272 pages
...the Baptist. For Herod had slain John — a good man who bade the Jews to cultivate virtue by justice towards one another and piety towards God, and (so) to come to baptism: for immersion, he said, would only appear acceptable to God if practised, not as an expiation for specific... | |
| Bertram T. Smith - 1927 - 276 pages
...Josephus' account of the Baptist, as one who ' ' commanded the Jews to exercise virtue both as to justice towards one another and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism" (Ant. xvin. 5. 2. For a defence of Whiston's rendering as against Jackson and Lake, Beginnings, i.... | |
| 1961 - 236 pages
...Josephus' account of the Baptist, as one who "commanded the Jews to exercise virtue both as to justice towards one another and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism" (Ant. xvnr. 5. 2. For a defence of Whiston's rendering as against Jackson and Lake, Beginnings, i.... | |
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