The New Complete Works of JosephusNo 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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Contents
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| 139 | |
From the Death of Moses to the Death of Eli | 166 |
From the Death of Eli to the Death of Saul | 195 |
From the Death of Saul to the Death of David | 231 |
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 |
| 1107 | |
| 1115 | |
INDEX OF COMMENTARIES AND CHARTS | |
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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 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...
Bibliographic information
| Title | The New Complete Works of Josephus |
| Author | Flavius Josephus |
| Editor | William Whiston |
| Contributor | Paul L. Maier |
| Publisher | Kregel Academic |
| ISBN | 0825496926, 9780825496929 |
| Length | 1143 pages |
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