The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus the Jewish Historian

This complete book, printed as 'The World Library' series in about 1900, was printed by Ward, Lock & Co., od London.

It contains 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.

Fine copy in contemporary binding, with gilt on the spine. Some foxing on the inside of the cover.

There are 284 pages, plus a few others. The pages are slightly oxidised, and there is some foxing toward the edges. The print is very small.

Size of the book is 20cm x 14 cm and is 4cm thick.

There is name of the owner, R J Mason, and 1901 written in the inside . This suggests that the book was printed about the year 1900, as there is no other indication in the book itself.

In the first work, the classical Jewish historian Flavius Josephus (AD 37-100), who was a Jewish priest and Pharisee treats the ancient history of the Jews, since the creation of the world to the revolt of Judea against the Romans in AD 66.

This work is of great importance, not only for the study of ancient Jewish history but also for the archeology of the canon books and the apocrypha. He wrote it for a Roman public, explaining Jewish traditions to outsiders and supplying a wealth of information on Jewish customs and habits.

The second work, on the Jewish war against the Romans and the destruction of Jerusalem was originally written in Hebrew, but translated by the author himself into Greek to offer it to Vespasianus. Josephus had also taken part in this war and his work is very complete and full of details on this subject. His works were highly valued, especially in the sixteenth century.

This addition was from a translation into English by William Whiston (born December 9, 1667 ¿ died August 22, 1752).

It was Josephus who recorded that in 4 days in AD 70, the Romans killed 1100000 Jews in Jerusalem, and took 97000 captive to Rome. A memorial of this can be seen at Titus's Arch (built about AD 81) near the Colosseum.

This work also highlights the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy recorded at Matthew Chapter 23 and 24.

This is NOT an ex-library book.