The Works of Flavius Josephus The Works of Flavius Josephus

The Works of Flavius Josephus

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The Works of Flavius Josephus

by Josephus, 

tr. by William Whiston 


Josephus was born Joseph ben Mattathias in 37 C.E. in Jerusalem of a priestly and royal family. He excelled in his studies of Jewish law and studied with the Sadducees, Pharisees, and the Essenes, eventually aligning himself with the Pharisees. In 62 C.E. he went to Rome to free some imprisoned priests. After accomplishing this mission through the intercession of Nero's wife, Poppaea, he returned to Jerusalem in 65 C.E. to find the country in revolt against Rome.


Although Josephus had deep misgivings about the revolt, it became inevitable, due to reasons he discusses in his history, primarily the abuses of the Romans; this spurred the growth of fanatical Messianic Jewish movements which believed that the world was coming to an end shortly. In 66 C.E. the Masada was seized by the Zealots and the Romans were on the march; Josephus was appointed the commander of Galilee.


Josephus had to fight a defensive war against overwhelming force while refereeing internecine squabbles in the Jewish ranks. In 67 C.E. Josephus and other rebels were cornered in a cave during the siege of Jotapata and took a suicide pact. However, Josephus survived, and was taken hostage by the Romans, led by Vespasian.


Josephus shrewdly reinterpreted the Messianic prophecies. He predicted that Vespasian would become the ruler of the 'entire world'. Josephus joined the Romans, for which he was branded a traitor. He acted as consultant to the Romans and a go-between with the revolutionaries. Unable to convince the rebels to surrender, Josephus ended up watching the second destruction of the Temple and the defeat of the Jewish nation


War of the Jews

Antiquities of the Jews

The Life of Flavius Josephus - Autobiography

Josephus's Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades

Flavius Josephus Against Apion

  • GENRE
    History
    RELEASED
    2012
    August 14
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    1,782
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    NETLANCERS INC
    SELLER
    NETLANCERS INC
    SIZE
    5.3
    MB

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