You haven't completed your biblical understanding until you've traveled back to the lands where it all took place. Now you can hear the sounds and see the sights, meet the people who were there when it happened. This comprehensive account from the legendary Jewish historian takes you right into the action, setting up the historical relevance of first-century events, taking you all the way from Creation to Roman occupation. In the process, Josephus provides substantial first-hand corroborat...

Josephus's "The Antiquities of the Jews" is an expansive and meticulously crafted historical account that offers a comprehensive narrative of the Jewish people from their origins to the Roman conquest. Written in a blend of Greek historical prose and a reverent tone towards Jewish traditions, the work serves to contextualize Jewish history within the broader framework of Greco-Roman civilization. Its narrative not only delineates key biblical events but also illuminates the socio-political...

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 Jew...

The Antiquities of the Jews is Josephus's expansive retelling of Jewish history from the creation of the world to the outbreak of the revolt against Rome in 66 CE. Written in polished Greek prose and modeled partly on Hellenistic historiography, it translates biblical narrative, ancestral law, and later political history for a Greco-Roman audience. The work combines paraphrase, apologetic argument, ethnography, and moral exemplum, placing Judaism within the intellectual world of classical ...

Titus Flavius Josephus (37 circa 100) was a 1st-century Roman-Jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century AD and the First JewishRoman War which resulted in the Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. He has been credited by many as recording some of the earliest history of Jesus Christ outside of the gospels, this being an item of contention among historians. Josephus was a law-observant Jew who believed i...

Flavius Josephus was a first-century Romano-Jewish historian, best known for The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews. 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.Josephus's works are the chief source next to the Bible for the history and antiquity of ancient Palestine, and provide a significant and independent extra-Bi...

Born in Jerusalem, Josephus was a man of high descent, who became learned in Jewish law and Greek literature. After defecting to Rome, he was granted citizenship and became an advisor to the Emperor Titus, serving as translator during the Siege of Jerusalem. Josephus’ works provide valuable insight into first century Judaism and the background of Early Christianity. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translat...

Antiquities of the Jews BOOK I. Containing The Interval Of Three Thousand Eight Hundred And Thirty-Three Years. — From The Creation To The Death Of Isaac. BOOK II. Containing The Interval Of Two Hundred And Twenty Years.—From The Death Of Isaac To The Exodus Out Of Egypt. BOOK III. Containing The Interval Of Two Years.—From The Exodus Out Of Egypt, To The Rejection Of That Generation. BOOK IV. Containing The Interval Of Thirty-Eight Years.—From The Rejection Of That...

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 the 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...

Now as to Hades, wherein the souls of the of the good things they see, and rejoice in the righteous and unrighteous are detained, it is necessary to speak of it. Hades is a place in the world not regularly finished; a subterraneous region, wherein the light of this world does not shine; from which circumstance, that in this region the light does not shine, it cannot be but there must be in it perpetual darkness. This region is allotted as a place of custody for souls, ill which angels are ...

The War of the Jews by Flavius Josephus A detailed historical account of the Jewish-Roman War (66-73 CE), Josephus provides firsthand insight into the conflict, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the fall of Masada. The work explores themes of leadership, betrayal, and the devastating consequences of rebellion against Roman rule.

Karpathos publishes the greatest works of history's greatest authors and collects them to make it easy and affordable for readers to have them all at the push of a button. All of our collections include a linked table of contents.Josephus was a Jewish scholar in the 1st century AD who also fought in the first Jewish-Roman War. This collection includes the following:Antiquities of the JewsAutobiography of JosephusAn Extract Out of Josephus' Discourse to the G...