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Josephus Flavius: Complete Works and Historical Background (Annotated and Illustrated) (Annotated Classics) Jan 21, 2013

by Flavius Josephus, William Whiston

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* Illustrated with historical maps, timelines, graphical family trees of Jewish leaders, images of coinage, as well as models of contemporary Jerusalem, Solomon's Temple, and Herod's Temple
* Annotated with concise introduction, that includes modern view of history and analysis of Josephus works
* Includes biographies of Josephus, Hasmonaean Dynasty, Herodian Dynasty, Herod, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian
* Includes explanation of Hebrew, Greek, and Roman coinage, units of measure, as well as Hebrew, Julian, and Syrian/Macedonian calendars.
*Includes the original text of Josephus' references to Jesus in Book XVIII and Book XX of Antiquities of the Jews, as well as description of Essenes.
* Each book has its own active Table of Contents.
* The original footnotes are hyperlinked for easy reference.
* All Annotated Classics books are beautifully designed for easy reading and navigation on e-Readers and mobile devices.

OVERVIEW

Josephus fought the Romans in the First Jewish-Roman War as a Jewish military leader in Galilee. After the the Romans invaded, killing thousands, Josephus and one of his soldiers surrendered to the Roman forces. He became a prisoner and provided the Romans with intelligence on the ongoing revolt. He appears to have played some role as a negotiator with the defenders of Jerusalem in 70. In 71, he arrived in Rome in the entourage of Titus, becoming a Roman citizen. It was while in Rome, and under Flavian patronage, that Josephus wrote all of his works.
The works of Josephus were studied for nearly 2,000 years by scholars, pastors, students, and everybody interested in history. Josephus writes in enlightened and provocative style. He offers information about individuals, groups, customs and geographical places. His writings provide a significant, extra-biblical account of the Maccabees, the Hasmonean dynasty and the rise of Herod the Great. He makes references to the Sadducees, Jewish High Priests of the time, Pharisees and Essenes, the Herodian Temple, the Zealots, and to such figures as Pontius Pilate, Herod the Great, Agrippa I and Agrippa II, John the Baptist, James the brother of Jesus. The Josephus' books provide the most important contemporary reference to Jesus Christ.
The updated translations of Josephus' works by William Whiston are easy to read and are essential to understanding of the first century Jerusalem, the time of Christ and the New Testament.

CONTENTS:

1. Wars of the Jews or Jewish War or the History of the Destruction of Jerusalem (c. 75)
2. Antiquities of the Jews or Jewish Antiquities (c. 94)
3. Against Apion or Flavius Josephus Against Apion (c. 97)
4. The Life of Flavius Josephus or Autobiography of Flavius Josephus (c. 99)
5. Josephus' Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades (erroneously attributed to Josephus, now believed to be the work of Hippolytus of Rome)

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The Works of Flavius Josephus: Complete and Unabridged (With Audiobooks) Jun 29, 2016

by Flavius Josephus, William Whiston

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Titus Flavius Josephus (37 – c. 100), born Joseph ben Matityahu, was a first-century Romano-Jewish scholar, historian and hagiographer.

He fought against the Romans during the First Jewish–Roman War as head of Jewish forces in Galilee, until surrendering in 67 to Roman forces led by Vespasian.

Josephus recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the first century AD and the First Jewish–Roman War. His most important works are The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews .

This collection includes all of Josephus surviving works and links to free audiobook version of all works.

Contents
The Antiquities of The Jews
The Wars of The Jews
Against Apion
The Life of Flavius Josephus
An Extract Out of Josephus's Discourse To The Greeks Concerning Hades

Note that Josephus’ authorship of the Discourse To The Greeks Concerning Hades is questioned by some scholars who instead attribute the work to Hippolytus of Rome.

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The Jewish War: Revised Edition (Classics) Sep 17, 1981

by Josephus, G. Williamson

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Josephus account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity is a superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellion against Rome between AD 66 and 70. Originally a rebel leader, Josephus changed sides after he was captured to become a Rome-appointed negotiator, and so was uniquely placed to observe these turbulent events, from the siege of Jerusalem to the final heroic resistance and mass suicides at Masada. His account provides much of what we know about the history of the Jews under Roman rule, with vivid portraits of such key figures as the Emperor Vespasian and Herod the Great. Often self-justifying and divided in its loyalties, The Jewish War nevertheless remains one of the most immediate accounts of war, its heroism and its horrors, ever written.

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The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged May 28, 2017

by Flavius Josephus

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Collected in this volume are the complete works of first-century Romano-Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. His autobiography, “The Life,” is a text originally thought to have been an appendix to his most well-known work, “Antiquities of the Jews,” in which Josephus felt the need to justify his cooperation with the Romans as a Jew just after the First Jewish-Roman War. “Antiquities of the Jews” is a work of twenty volumes that gives a massive account of Jewish culture, law, custom, and history over time. Beginning with the biblical creation of Adam and Eve, Josephus then writes of Abraham teaching Egyptians science, going through most of the great biblical figures and presenting them as philosophizing leaders of their times. Josephus ends with the Jewish people living under the Roman emperor Flavius Domitian of his own day, around the year 96 AD. Written in 75 AD, “The War of the Jews” describes Jewish history from the capture of Jerusalem in 164 BC to the destruction of that city in 70 AD. Beginning with Antiochus IV Epiphanes, a Seleucid ruler who captured the city, and going through the revolts against the Roman Empire to the events of the First Jewish-Roman War in which Jerusalem was razed, Josephus opens modern eyes to the conditions of Judaism in the first century. In “Against Apion,” Josephus defends Judaism as both an ancient religion and a philosophy, particularly in contrast to the more recent customs of the Greeks, or Greco-Romans. He addresses both negative contentions by the Greek writer Apion and myths of Manetho. Finally, Josephus’ “Discourse to the Greeks” includes his thoughts on the afterlife in opposition to the prevailing Greek views of his day. An insightful and observant writer, Josephus’s unique position as a Jew in the Roman world of the first century provides an insightful perspective to a time generally studied through the lens of Christianity.

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Antiquities of the Jews Jan 9, 2018

by Flavius Josephus

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Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

The Jewish Wars: History of the Jewish War and Resistance against the Romans; Including Author's Autobiography Mar 25, 2018

by Flavius Josephus, William Whiston

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The Jewish War is a history book by Flavius Josephus about Jewish–Roman wars. Divided into seven books, it opens with a summary of Jewish history from the capture of Jerusalem by the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 164 BC to the first stages of the First Jewish–Roman War (Book I and II). The next five books detail the unfolding of the war, under Roman generals Vespasian and Titus, to the death of the last Sicarii.

Titus Flavius Josephus was a first-century Romano-Jewish scholar, historian and hagiographer, who was born in Jerusalem—then part of Roman Judea—to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry. He initially fought against the Romans during the First Jewish–Roman War as head of Jewish forces in Galilee, until surrendering in 67 CE to Roman forces led by Vespasian after the six-week siege of Jotapata. After Vespasian became Emperor in 69 CE, he granted Josephus his freedom, at which time Josephus assumed the emperor's family name of Flavius. He fully defected to the Roman side and was granted Roman citizenship. Josephus recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the first century CE and the First Jewish–Roman War, including the Siege of Masada. His most important works were The Jewish War (c. 75) and Antiquities of the Jews (c. 94).

Flavius Josephus: The Complete Works of Flavius Josephus (Illustrated) Jul 23, 2014

by Flavius Josephus, William Whiston

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Titus Flavius Josephus (37 – c. 100), born Joseph ben Matityahu, was a first-century Romano-Jewish scholar, historian and hagiographer, who was born in Jerusalem.

He fought against the Romans during the First Jewish–Roman War as head of Jewish forces in Galilee, until surrendering in 67 to Roman forces led by Vespasian. Josephus recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the first century AD and the First Jewish–Roman War. His most important works are The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews .

This collection includes all of Josephus' surviving works.

Included works:

The Antiquities of the Jews
The Wars of the Jews
Against Apion
The Life of Flavius Josephus
An Extract Out of Josephus's Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades

Note that Josephus’ authorship of the Discourse To The Greeks Concerning Hades is questioned by some scholars who instead attribute the work to Hippolytus of Rome.

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Against the Christians: Arguments of Celsus, Porphyry and the Emperor Julian: A Critique of Christianity in Roman Era Jul 7, 2020

by Diodorus of Sicily, Flavius Josephus, Tacitus, Celsus, Emperor Julian, Porphyry, Thomas Taylor

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Against the Christians is a literary critique of Christianity. Its incisive remarks extend to key figures, philosophies, and dogmas. The divinity of Jesus is questioned, as is the truthfulness of the apostles and the Christian concept of God on a larger scale. It rejects the gospels as the work of frauds who attributed their own writings to late disciples of Jesus.

The Life Of Flavius Josephus Apr 11, 2021

by Flavius Josephus

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"The Life Of Flavius Josephus" by Flavius Josephus. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

The Jewish Wars - A Paraphrase: Or the History of the Destruction of Jerusalem Feb 3, 2015

by Flavius Josephus, Bob Beasley

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Jerusalem is a city of ages-old conflict, and few conflicts have been more historically disastrous than when the Roman armies destroyed the holy city and its Jewish Temple in 70 AD. Flavius Josephus, the captured Jewish general, witnessed the massacre. Now, after languishing for many years in antiquated language, Josephus’s 1,900-year-old classic, The Jewish Wars, comes alive in today’s English.In sweeping panoramic style, Josephus tells the gripping story of the Roman subjugation of Judea in the days before Christ. Puppet kings such as Herod the Great conspired with the likes of Caligula, Cleopatra, and Marc Antony. Governors like Pontius Pilate plagued the Jews with religious abominations. The revolt began. Marauding bands of robbers ravaged their Jewish brothers and brought the all-powerful Roman armies upon the nation. Jewish towns and villages fell like dominoes before the ultimate Roman assault on Jerusalem. Jerusalem’s final collapse occurred during the annual celebration of the Passover as the ancient city swarmed with over a million worshippers. Rival bands of Jewish Zealots and skulking bandits holed up in the city and refused to allow the celebrants to escape. Food ran short. Massive numbers of innocent people died by famine or execution. Gigantic Roman siege engines devoured Jerusalem’s massive walls until, at last, abrupt and cataclysmic fires wreaked total devastation.The Jewish Wars is a story of court intrigue, regicide, and ultimate brutality. But far beyond our interest in these things, it is a story of the dramatic collapse of a society—an ancient culture of immense historical dimensions. The centuries-old Jewish sacrificial system suddenly stopped dead and has never been restored. Judea’s people were enslaved and dispersed to the ends of the earth, only to return 1,900 years later when the state of Israel was created in 1948. During the crucial days of the Roman war, Christianity was in its infancy. Paul and the other apostles began preaching in Judea and the Near East, nurturing what was to become a vibrant phenomenon that would ultimately spread to the ends of the earth. Many believe that Jesus predicted the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple less than forty years before it actually took place:“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled . . . Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened” (Luke 21:20-24, 32 - NIV). In the early 1900’s, most Christian families had the works of Josephus next to their family Bibles. But because of the difficult, antiquated language of William Whiston’s 1737 translation from ancient Greek, interest in his works eroded in the 20th century. No longer. Now paraphrased into modern English in its entirety, The Jewish Wars is once again prepared to take its place among the most fascinating stories of world history.

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The Wars of the Jews by Josephus [Annotated Edition] (Halcyon Classics) Jul 6, 2011

by Flavius Josephus, William Whiston

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THE WARS OF THE JEWS (also known as THE JEWISH WAR) was written c. 75 A.D. by Romano-Jewish historian Josephus. It is a description of Jewish military history from the capture of Jerusalem by the (Greek) Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 164 BC to the sack and destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in the First Jewish–Roman War in AD 70. Includes footnotes and an active table of contents for easy navigation.

Titus Flavius Josephus (born Joseph ben Mattathias) (37-c.100 A.D.) was a law-observant Jew born and raised in Jerusalem. Through his mother, he descended from the former Hasmonean rulers of Judea. Josephus fought against the Romans in the First Jewish-Roman War. After being captured by the Romans, Josephus was pardoned and became a Roman citizen. He wrote all of his works in Rome under Roman patronage.

The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem Sep 8, 2016

by Flavius Josephus

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Divided into seven books, it opens with a summary of Jewish history from the capture of Jerusalem by the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 164 BC to the first stages of the First Jewish–Roman War. The next five books detail the unfolding of the war, under Roman generals Vespasian and Titus, to the death of the last Sicarii. The book was written about 75 AD, originally in Josephus's "paternal tongue", probably Aramaic, though this version has not survived. It was later translated into Greek, probably under the supervision of Josephus himself. The sources of knowledge of the First Jewish–Roman War are: this account of Josephus, the Talmud (Gittin 57b), Midrash Eichah, and the Hebrew inscriptions on the Jewish coins minted, and Book V of Tacitus' Histories. The text also survives in an Old Slavonic version, as well as Hebrew which contains material not found in the Greek version, and which is lacking other material found in the Greek version.

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