The works of Flavius Josephus. To which are added, 3 dissertations. Tr. by W. Whiston, Volume 31814 |
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Page 99
... armed with the weapons they had gotten , and became their captains ; and nothing hindered them from being their leaders into mischief ; for as soon as they were become invincible , and had built them a citadel , they sent to such as fed ...
... armed with the weapons they had gotten , and became their captains ; and nothing hindered them from being their leaders into mischief ; for as soon as they were become invincible , and had built them a citadel , they sent to such as fed ...
Page 199
... armed all his men , and joined battle with the peo- ple forementioned , and rebuilt Gischala after a manner better than before , and fortified it with walls for its future security . 11. But Gamala persevered in its allegiance to the ...
... armed all his men , and joined battle with the peo- ple forementioned , and rebuilt Gischala after a manner better than before , and fortified it with walls for its future security . 11. But Gamala persevered in its allegiance to the ...
Page 205
... armed men that were with him , I attempted to make a speech to the multitude of the people of Tiberias ; and , standing on a certain elevated place , l'entreated them not to be so hasty in their revolt ; for that such a change in their ...
... armed men that were with him , I attempted to make a speech to the multitude of the people of Tiberias ; and , standing on a certain elevated place , l'entreated them not to be so hasty in their revolt ; for that such a change in their ...
Page 206
... armed men that were about him , and removed from Tiberias to Gischala , and wrote to me to apologize for himself concerning what had been done , as if it had been done without his approba- tion , and desired me to have no suspicion of ...
... armed men that were about him , and removed from Tiberias to Gischala , and wrote to me to apologize for himself concerning what had been done , as if it had been done without his approba- tion , and desired me to have no suspicion of ...
Page 207
... armed , as also some of those of Tiberias ; and , when I had given orders that all the roads should be carefully guarded , I charged the keepers of the gates to give admittance to none but to Jesus , when he came with the principal of ...
... armed , as also some of those of Tiberias ; and , when I had given orders that all the roads should be carefully guarded , I charged the keepers of the gates to give admittance to none but to Jesus , when he came with the principal of ...
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Page 78 - 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 69 - 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 69 - 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 424 - 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 78 - ... 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 160 - 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 388 - 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 69 - 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 175 - 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 388 - 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...