The Wars of the Jews

<p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(19 19 19 1)></span><strong>Perhaps the most influential non-biblical text of Western history</strong><span style=color: rgba(19 19 19 1)> -</span>Steve N. Mason<em> </em>(<em style=color: rgba(24 25 26 1)>Canadian </em><em>historian</em><em style=color: rgba(24 25 26 1)> of </em><em>Judea</em><em style=color: rgba(24 25 26 1)> in the </em><em>Graeco-Roman</em><em style=color: rgba(24 25 26 1)> period.</em><span style=color: rgba(24 25 26 1)>)</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(24 25 26 1)>Josephus (CE 37-</span><em style=color: rgba(24 25 26 1)>c</em><span style=color: rgba(24 25 26 1)>. 100) was a priest a soldier and a scholar. For centuries Josephus' works were more widely read in Europe than any book other than the Bible. </span><em>The Wars of the Jews</em> recounts the Jewish revolt against Roman occupation and provides valuable insight into first century Judaism and the background of Early Christianity.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>This book is divided into seven books from the taking of Jerusalem by Antiochus Epiphanes to the Sedition at Cyrene.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>A very worthwhile read!</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>LARGE PRINT EDITION</strong> (easy-to-read layout)</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>BOOK I.</strong> CONTAINING THE INTERVAL OF ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS. FROM THE TAKING OF JERUSALEM BY ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES TO THE DEATH OF HEROD THE GREAT.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>BOOK II.</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span>CONTAINING THE INTERVAL OF SIXTY-NINE YEARS. FROM THE DEATH OF HEROD TILL VESPASIAN WAS SENT TO SUBDUE THE JEWS BY NERO.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>BOOK III.</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span>CONTAINING THE INTERVAL OF ABOUT ONE YEAR. FROM VESPASIAN'S COMING TO SUBDUE THE JEWS TO THE TAKING OF GAMALA.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>BOOK IV.</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span>CONTAINING THE INTERVAL OF ABOUT ONE YEAR. FROM THE SIEGE OF GAMALA TO THE COMING OF TITUS TO BESIEGE JERUSALEM.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>BOOK V. </strong>CONTAINING THE INTERVAL OF NEAR SIX MONTHS. FROM THE COMING OF TITUS TO BESIEGE JERUSALEM TO THE GREAT EXTREMITY TO WHICH THE JEWS WERE REDUCED.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>BOOK VI.</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span>CONTAINING THE INTERVAL OF ABOUT ONE MONTH. FROM THE GREAT EXTREMITY TO WHICH THE JEWS WERE REDUCED TO THE TAKING OF JERUSALEM BY TITUS.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>BOOK VII.</strong> CONTAINING THE INTERVAL OF ABOUT THREE YEARS. FROM THE TAKING OF JERUSALEM BY TITUS TO THE SEDITION AT CYRENE.</p><p><br></p>