Research Catalog

Title

The complete works / Josephus ; translated by William Whiston.

Author

Josephus, Flavius.

Publication

Nashville : T. Nelson Publishers, [1998]

Supplementary Content

Publisher description

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Whiston, William, 1667-1752

Description

1,149 pages : maps; 25 cm.

Summary

Josephus was a first-century Pharisee, soldier, informant to the Romans, and writer. He left behind the most extensive writings on ancient Jewish history still in existence, including the earliest independent accounts of the lives of Jesus, John the Baptist, and James the brother of Jesus. Without Josephus, we would know very little about the Essenes, the ancient Jewish group most frequently associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls, or about the beliefs of the Sadducees and Pharisees. Features include: The War of the Jews: an account of the Jewish revolt against Rome up to the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem -- The Antiquities of the Jews: a history of the Jews from Creation to the Roman occupation of Palestine -- The Life of Flavius Josephus: the autobiography of Josephus, who fought against Rome and later served the empire -- Against Apion: a defense of the origin of Judaism in the face of Greco-Roman slanders -- Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades: a text attributed to Josephus -- Index of parallels between Josephus's Antiquities and the Old Testament including the Apocrypha.

Series Statement

Nelson's super value series

Uniform Title

• Works. English (Whiston)
• Nelson's super value series.

Alternative Title

Works.

Subject

• To 73
• Jews > History > To 70 A.D
• Jews > History > Rebellion, 66-73
• Jews
• Rome (Empire)

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• The antiquities of the Jews -- The war of the Jews -- Flavius Josephus against Apion -- An extract out of Josephus's discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades -- Appendices (The testimonies of Josephus concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, & James the Just, vindicated ; Concerning God's command to Abraham to offer up Isaac, his son, for a sacrifice ; Tacitus's account of the origin of the Jewish nation, & of the particulars of the last Jewish war ; The copy of the books of the Old Testament used by Josephus in his Antiquities ; Upon the chronology of Josephus ; The fragment or extract of an homily concerning Hades belongs to Josephus, preached or written when he was Bishop of Jerusalem ; Of the learned Christopher Cellarius, wherein the history of the family of Herod by Flavius Josephus is vindicated, & that history is shown to be agreeable to Ancient coins)
• Table of Jewish weights & measures -- A list of ancient testimonies & records cited by Josephus, & of coins referred to in the notes upon him -- Texts of the Old Testament parallel to Josephus's histories.

Call Number

DS116

ISBN

• 0785214267
• 9780785214267
• 0785213899
• 9780785213895
• 0785250492
• 9780785250494

LCCN

98015615

OCLC

38842102

Author

Josephus, Flavius.

Title

The complete works / Josephus ; translated by William Whiston.

Publisher

Nashville : T. Nelson Publishers, [1998]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Nelson's super value series

Nelson's super value series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Publisher description

Chronological Term

To 73

Added Author

Whiston, William, 1667-1752, translator.

Research Call Number

Desk-JWS DS116 .J7 1998