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Titus Flavius Josephus

Titus Flavius Josephus, born Yosef ben Matityahu, was a first-century Romano-Jewish historian who was born in Jerusalem—then part of Roman Judea—to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry. He wrote the Of the War (See the Table of Contents Of the War) and Antiquities of the Jews See the Table of Contents of Antiquities of the Jews.

GENUINE WORKS

THE GENUINE WORKS OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS THE JEWISH HISTORIAN.

Translated from the Original Greek, according to Havercamp’s accurate Edition.

CONTAINING Twenty Books of the JEWISH Antiquities, WITH THE Appendix or Life of JOSEPHUS, written by himself:

Seven Books of the JEWISH WAR:

AND

Two Books against APION.


Of the War

Preface to the War of the Jews

Book I -- From the Taking of Jerusalem by Antiochus Epiphanes to the Death of Herod the Great

Book II -- From the Death of Herod till Vespasian was sent to subdue the Jews by Nero

Book III -- From Vespasian's coming to Subdue the Jews to the Taking of Gamala

Book IV -- From the Siege of Gamala to the Coming of Titus to besiege Jerusalem

Book V -- From the Coming of Titus to besiege Jerusalem to the Great Extremity to which the Jews were reduced

Book VI -- From the Great Extremity to which the Jews were reduced to the taking of Jerusalem by Titus

Book VII -- From the Taking of Jerusalem by Titus to the Sedition of the Jews at Cyrene


Antiquities of the Jews

Preface

Book I From the Creation to the Death of Isaac

Book II From the Death of Isaac to the Exodus out of Egypt

Book III From the Exodus out of Egypt, to the Rejection of that Generation

Book IV From the Rejection of that Generation to the Death of Moses

Book V From the Death of Moses to the Death of Eli

Book VI From the Death of Eli to the Death of Saul

Book VII From the Death of Saul to the Death of David

Book VIII From the Death of David to the Death of Ahab

Book IX From the Death of Ahab to the Captivity of the ten Tribes

Book X From the Captivity of the Ten Tribes to the First of Cyrus

Book XI From the First of Cyrus to the Death of Alexander the Great

Book XII From the Death of Alexander the Great to the Death of Judas Maccabeus

Book XIII From the Death of Judas Maccabeus to the Death of Queen Alexandra

Book XIV From the Death of Queen Alexandra to the Death of Antigonus

Book XV From the Death of Antigonus to the Finishing of the Temple by Herod

Book XVI From the Finishing of the Temple by Herod to the Death of Alexander and Aristobulus

Book XVII From the Death of Alexander and Aristobulus to the Banishment of Archelaus

Book XVIII From the Banishment of Archelaus to the Departure of the Jews from Babylon

Book XIX From the Departure of the Jews out of Babylon to Fadus the Roman Procurator

Book XX From Fadus the Procurator to Florus


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