Josephus: The Complete Works: Encounter the World and Traditions that Jesus Knew (Super Value Series) - Hardcover

Flavius Josephus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0785250506 ISBN 13: 9780785250500

Verlag: Thomas Nelson, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Flavius 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.

These are his complete collected writings in a beautiful hardcover edition.

If you want to understand and immerse yourself in the Jewish history, culture, and community of Jesus, let Josephus: The Complete Works open your eyes. Flavius Josephus—first-century Pharisee, Jewish historian, Roman consultant, and writer—documented aspects of life during the time of Christ, giving us extensive writings on ancient Jewish history.

By studying Josephus' works, you'll gain a behind-the-scenes look at biblical figures, including Abraham, Moses, John the Baptist, and James the brother of Jesus; plus insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls community, Sadducees and Pharisees, the War of the Jews, and more.

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 Whiston attributed to Josephus
• Index of parallels between Josephus’s Antiquities and the Old Testament including the Apocrypha

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Thomas Nelson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0785250506
• ISBN 13: 9780785250500
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 1200
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