The complete works of Josephus. / translated by William Whiston ; foreword by William Sanford LaSor.

By: Josephus, FlaviusContributor(s): Whiston, William, 1667-1752Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Modern (1453- ) Publication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Kregel Publications, 1981. Edition: enlarged typeDescription: xxi, 775 pages, 20 p. of plates ill. 27 cmISBN: 0825429528Uniform titles: Works. English. 1981 Subject(s): Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D | Jews -- History -- Rebellion, 66-73DDC classification: 933
Contents:
Life of Flavius Josephus -- Antiquities of the Jews -- Wars of the Jews -- Antiquity of Jews-Flavius Josephus against Apion -- Extract out of Josephus' discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades -- Appendix, Dissertation. Testimonies of Josephus concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, and James the Just, vindicated -- Concerning God's command to Abraham to offer up Isaac, his son, for a sacrifice -- Tacitus' account 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 Josephus' Antiquities, and that the latter was certainly almost all directly taken from Josephus' History of the Jewish war -- Copy of books of Old Testament used by Jesusphus in his Antiquities was ancient collection or library made by Nehemiah, and was free from additions and alterations made afterwards in other copies now extant -- Upon chronology of Josephus -- Fragment or extract of homily concerning Hades belongs to Josephus, preached or written when he was Bishop of Jerusalem -- Of learned Christopher Cellarius, wherein history of family of Herod by Flavius Josephus is vindicated, and that history is shown to be agreeable to ancient coins -- Table of Jewish weights and measures -- List of ancient testimonies and records cited by Josephus, and of coins referred to in notes upon him, confirming or illustrating his history -- Texts of Old Testament parallel to Josephus' histories -- Harmony of numbering systems in Greek and English edition of works of Flavius Josephus.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Life of Flavius Josephus -- Antiquities of the Jews -- Wars of the Jews -- Antiquity of Jews-Flavius Josephus against Apion -- Extract out of Josephus' discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades -- Appendix, Dissertation. Testimonies of Josephus concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, and James the Just, vindicated -- Concerning God's command to Abraham to offer up Isaac, his son, for a sacrifice -- Tacitus' account 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 Josephus' Antiquities, and that the latter was certainly almost all directly taken from Josephus' History of the Jewish war -- Copy of books of Old Testament used by Jesusphus in his Antiquities was ancient collection or library made by Nehemiah, and was free from additions and alterations made afterwards in other copies now extant -- Upon chronology of Josephus -- Fragment or extract of homily concerning Hades belongs to Josephus, preached or written when he was Bishop of Jerusalem -- Of learned Christopher Cellarius, wherein history of family of Herod by Flavius Josephus is vindicated, and that history is shown to be agreeable to ancient coins -- Table of Jewish weights and measures -- List of ancient testimonies and records cited by Josephus, and of coins referred to in notes upon him, confirming or illustrating his history -- Texts of Old Testament parallel to Josephus' histories -- Harmony of numbering systems in Greek and English edition of works of Flavius Josephus.

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