The Antiquities of the Jews - A Classic History of Ancient Israel, the Jewish People, and the Biblical World -- Josephus Flavius, Hardcover
The Antiquities of the Jews is Flavius Josephus's comprehensive first-century history of the Jewish people, tracing their story from Creation to the outbreak of the Jewish-Roman War in AD 66. Written in Greek for a Roman audience, the work presents the Hebrew Scriptures in historical form, while also recording political events, dynastic struggles, priestly successions, and the shifting realities of imperial rule. Josephus sought to demonstrate the antiquity, coherence, and dignity of Jewish tradition within the intellectual framework of the Greco-Roman world.
Structured in twenty books, the narrative moves from the patriarchs and Mosaic law through the monarchy, exile, restoration, and the complex politics of the Hellenistic and early Roman periods. Of particular significance are Josephus's accounts of the Hasmonean dynasty, Herod the Great, and the Roman governors of Judaea, as well as passages that intersect with figures known from early Christian history. Though composed under imperial patronage, the work remains indispensable for the study of Second Temple Judaism and the broader eastern Mediterranean world of the first century.
This unabridged Wilder Publications edition preserves the full historical text, presenting one of antiquity's most important documentary witnesses in a clear and authoritative format suitable for scholars, students, and general readers of ancient history.
Author: Josephus Flavius
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Published: 4/3/2018
Pages: 820
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.77 lbs
Size: 9" H x 6" L x 1.69" W
ISBN: 9781515433309
