The complete works of the famous jewish historian, translated by william whiston. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The wars of the jews or the history of the destruction of jerusalem, or as it usually appears in modern english translations, the jewish war original title. Captured by vespasians army, josephus prophesied that vespasian would some day be emperor. At the same time that antiochus, who was called epiphanes, had a quarrel with the sixth ptolemy about his right to the whole country of syria, a great sedition fell among the men of power in judea, and they had a contention about obtaining the government. Maier does not leave out any pertinent information and where something has been omitted he informs the reader.
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The book contains an account of history of the jewish people, written in greek for josephus gentile patrons. The antiquities of the jews by flavius josephus free ebook. Collected here in one unabridged edition are all 20 books of flavius josephus the antiquities of the jews. It is a history of the jewish people, written in greek for josephus gentile patrons. Josephus was a firstcentury pharisee, soldier, informant to the romans, and writer.
In expounding jewish history, law and custom, he is entering into many philosophical debates current in rome at that time. Index of parallels between josephuss antiquities and the old epub testament including the apocrypha. The antiquities of the jews is a 20volume historiographical work composed by flavius josephus in the th year of the reign of roman emperor flavius domitian. Phlauiou iosepou historia ioudaikou polemou pros rhomaious bibliona is a book written by the 1st century jewish historian josephus. The works of flavius josephus ultimate bible reference. The complete works of flavius josephus download ebook pdf. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read josephus. Antiquities of the jews flavius josephus 3966 downloads. Antiquities of the jews was a work published by the important jewish historian flavius josephus about the year 93 or 94. His major books are history of the jewish war 7579, the antiquities of the jews 93, and against apion. Josephus and the new testament jewish tradition that a star would appear two years before the birth of the messiah 1. The book was written about 75, originally in josephus s paternal tongue, probably aramaic, though this version has not survived.
This site is dedicated to the works of the jewish historian flavius josephus 37 ce circa 100 ce. Josehpus wrote a lot on the first jewishroman war and strongly advocated hellenistic judaism. Or, the history of the destruction of jerusalem flavius josephus 2322 downloads. The antiquities of the jews by flavius josephus, paperback. Flavius josephus jewish priest, scholar, and historian. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Click download or read online button to get the complete works of flavius josephus book now. An index by flavius josephus free ebook project gutenberg. The josephus trilogy, a novel by lion feuchtwanger. One of the best known translations of josephus s work, translated by william whiston in 1737 josephus an eyewitness to christianity josephus was a historian who lived from 37 a.
He left behind the most extensive writings on ancient jewish history still in existence. Flavius josephus, original name joseph ben matthias, born ad 3738, jerusalemdied ad 100, rome, jewish priest, scholar, and historian who wrote valuable works on the jewish revolt of 6670 and on earlier jewish history. Audio download free antiquities of the jews was a work published by the important jewish historian flavius josephus about the year 93 or 94. Josephus is our only source of knowledge for much of the history of judaism in the first century ce.
The essential writings ebook written by flavius josephus. When this prophecy came true, and vespasian became emperor, he rewarded josephus handsomely, freeing him from his chains and eventually adopting him into his family, the flavians. Josephus s second work, the jewish antiquities ioudaike archaiologia, contains in twenty books the whole history of the jews from the creation to the outbreak of the revolt in a. Complete and unabridged kindle edition by josephus, flavius. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Upon returning to israel, he found his nation in revolt against the romans. Josephus best known works are the jewish war and antiquities of the jews. Antiquities of the jews is a twenty volume work by jewish historian flavius josephus. After defecting to rome, he was granted citizenship and became an advisor to the emperor titus, serving as translator during the siege of jerusalem. Vespasian was pronounced emperor, he freed josephus who assumed nowthe name of flavius, the family name of vespasian. For centuries josephus works were more widely read in europe than any book other than the bible. Josephus s second work, the jewish antiquities greek. The whole genuine works of flavius josephus the wars of the jews, book 37.
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