Josephus best known works are The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews. He left behind the most extensive writings on ancient Jewish history still in existence. Read Josephus Complete Works by Titus Flavius Josephus with a free trial. Josephus was a first-century Pharisee, soldier, informant to the Romans, and writer. Index of parallels between Josephus’s Antiquities and the Old Testament including the Apocrypha The Life of Flavius Josephus-the autobiography of Josephus, who fought against Rome and later served the empireĪgainst Apion-a defense of the origin of Judaism in the face of Greco-Roman slandersĭiscourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades-a text Whiston attributed to Josephus The Antiquities of the Jews-a history of the Jews from Creation to the Roman occupation of Palestine The War of the Jews-an account of the Jewish revolt against Rome up to the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem Without Josephus, we would know very little about the Essenes, the ancient Jewish group most frequently associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls. Much of what we know about the beliefs of the Sadducees and Pharisees comes from Josephus. Josephus left us the earliest independent accounts of the lives of Jesus, John the Baptist, and James the brother of Jesus. This comprehensive account from the legendary Jewish historian takes you right into the action, setting up the historical relevance of first-century events. In The Complete Works you will discover what the New Testament writers knew about Abraham, Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon and examine an in-depth history of Herod and his infamous family.

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Pseudepigrapha, and various cultural works. of the temple in Jerusalem - The Antiquities of the Jews: a history of the. Encounter the world and traditions that Jesus knew. (before Christ) and B.C.E (before common era), this section contains information about the events and culture during the period covered by Old Testament writing this section includes the writings of Josephus, the Apocrypha, O.T. Josephus was a first-century Pharisee, soldier, informant to the Romans.

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