{"product_id":"works-of-josephus-book-josephus-9780913573013","title":"Works of Josephus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter the world and traditions that Jesus knew. \u003c\/strong\u003eIlluminate your understanding of the New Testament. In The Complete Works you will discover what the New Testament writers knew about Abraham, Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon and examine an in-depth history of Herod and his infamous family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosephus left us the earliest independent accounts of the lives of Jesus, John the Baptist, and James the brother of Jesus. Much of what we know about the beliefs of the Sadducees and Pharisees comes from Josephus. Without Josephus, we would know very little about the Essenes, the ancient Jewish group most frequently associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe War of the Jews\u003c\/em\u003e--an account of the Jewish revolt against Rome up to the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Antiquities of the Jews\u003c\/em\u003e--a history of the Jews from Creation to the Roman occupation of Palestine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Life of Flavius Josephus\u003c\/em\u003e--the autobiography of Josephus, who fought against Rome and later served the empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAgainst Apion\u003c\/em\u003e--a defense of the origin of Judaism in the face of Greco-Roman slanders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDiscourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades\u003c\/em\u003e--a text Whiston attributed to Josephus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex of parallels between Josephus's \u003cem\u003eAntiquities\u003c\/em\u003e and the Old Testament including the Apocrypha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Flavius Josephus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosephus 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50373329256721,"sku":"CIN0913573019G","price":15.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0913573019.jpg?v=1750916161","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/works-of-josephus-book-josephus-9780913573013","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}