Now when the people had been numbered, there were found six hundred thousand that were able to go to war, from twenty to fifty years of age, besides three thousand six hundred and fifty. Flavius josephus, antiquities of the jews, book 11. Antiquities of the jews contains a lot of valuable, sometimes unique, historical material. Josephus s plain and express interpretation of this law of moses. About this time the sodomites grew proud, on account of their riches and great wealth. Josephus also adds a short account of his personal life, vita, as an appendix to the judean antiquities. Chapter 11 the works of flavius josephus bible study tools. Bible our library history the works of flavius josephus antiquities of the jews book 15 chapter 11. And now herod, in the eighteenth year of his reign, and after the acts already mentioned, undertook a very great work, that is, to build of himself the temple of god, and make it larger in. His best known works include the jewish war circa 75 ad and antiquities of the jews circa 94 ad. Antiquities of the jews was a work published by the important jewish historian flavius josephus about the year 93 or 94. Instead of levi, moses took manasseh, the son of joseph, among the heads of tribes. Josephus, antiquities book iv early jewish writings.
Josephus judean antiquities is a vital source for the history of the intertestamental period and the jewish war against rome. It is a history of the jewish people, written in greek for josephus. Antiquities of the jews was written from the perspective of jews and intended for roman audiences. Flavius josephus was a famous jewish historian, priest, and scholar. His complete writings, books, and antiquities were translated by william whiston. Antiquities of the jews book xi internet sacred text. The antiquities of the jews full audiobook by flavius.