Flauii Josephi des Hochberühmten Jüdischen Geschichtschreibers, Historien und Bücher: Von alten Jüdischen Geschichten / Zwanzig / sampt einem von seinem Leben: Vom Jüdischen Krieg und der Stadt Jerusalem / und des ganzen Landes Zerstörung Juden: Von der Juden alten Bekkomen wider Apionem Grammaticaum, zwey: Von Maccabaeer Märtereyn. Alles aus dem Griechischen Exemplar / saͤmtlicher Bücher und Capitel Summarischer Inhalt / mit hoͤchstem Fleiß von newem verteutscht und zugerichtet / darzuma biblischen Concordanzen / Jahrrechnung / ordentlichen Register / und schönen Figuren / deßgleichen vorhin in Truck nie außgangen / gezieret. Mit Römischer Kayl. Mayest. Freyheit. Translation: Flavius Josephus The most renowned Jewish historian, his histories and books: Of the ancient Jewish history / twenty [books] / together with one about his own life: Of the Jewish War and the destruction of the city of Jerusalem and the whole land of the Jews: Of the ancient origin of the Jews against the grammarian Apion, two [books]: Of the martyrdom of the Maccabees. All translated with the utmost diligence from the Greek original / including a summary of all books and chapters / newly translated and arranged / with biblical concordances / chronological tables / proper index / and beautiful illustrations / such as never before printed / adorned accordingly. With Imperial Roman Majesty’s privilege.

Flavii Josephi (Flavius Josephus). 2 books bound into 1

Author: Josephus, Flavius

Title: Flauii Josephi des Hochberühmten Jüdischen Geschichtschreibers, Historien und Bücher: Von alten Jüdischen Geschichten / Zwanzig / sampt einem von seinem Leben: Vom Jüdischen Krieg und der Stadt Jerusalem / und des ganzen Landes Zerstörung Juden: Von der Juden alten Bekkomen wider Apionem Grammaticaum, zwey: Von Maccabaeer Märtereyn. Alles aus dem Griechischen Exemplar / saͤmtlicher Bücher und Capitel Summarischer Inhalt / mit hoͤchstem Fleiß von newem verteutscht und zugerichtet / darzuma biblischen Concordanzen / Jahrrechnung / ordentlichen Register / und schönen Figuren / deßgleichen vorhin in Truck nie außgangen / gezieret. Mit Römischer Kayl. Mayest. Freyheit. TRANSLATION: Flavius Josephus The most renowned Jewish historian, his histories and books: Of the ancient Jewish history / twenty [books] / together with one about his own life: Of the Jewish War and the destruction of the city of Jerusalem and the whole land of the Jews: Of the ancient origin of the Jews against the grammarian Apion, two [books]: Of the martyrdom of the Maccabees. All translated with the utmost diligence from the Greek original / including a summary of all books and chapters / newly translated and arranged / with biblical concordances / chronological tables / proper index / and beautiful illustrations / such as never before printed / adorned accordingly. With Imperial Roman Majesty’s privilege.

Folio. (8.25" x 12.75") 1617. 2 books in 1. .Josephus, Flavius. Strasburg: Theodosium Ribel. Full period pigskin on beveled boards with ornate blindstamp design, wonderfully aged hide with five metal corner pieces, 3 extant, and both latches missing. Front hinge cracked and repaired. Spine with six raised bands. Two engraved title pages in black and red ink. Over one hundred large wood engravings. Josephus is best known as an early Jewish historian, the earliest extant mention of Christ is within his works.

From Wiki: Flavius Josephus[a] (/dʒoʊˈsiːfəs/; Greek: Ἰώσηπος, Iṓsēpos; c. AD 37 – c. 100) was a Roman–Jewish historian and military leader. Best known for writing The Jewish War, he was born in Jerusalem—then part of the Roman province of Judea—to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry. He initially fought against the Roman Empire during the First Jewish–Roman War as general of the Jewish forces in Galilee, until surrendering in AD 67 to the Roman army led by military commander Vespasian after the six-week siege of Yodfat. Josephus claimed the Jewish messianic prophecies that initiated the First Jewish–Roman War made reference to Vespasian becoming Roman emperor. In response, Vespasian decided to keep Josephus as a slave and presumably interpreter. After Vespasian became emperor in AD 69, he granted Josephus his freedom, at which time Josephus assumed the Emperor's family name of Flavius. Flavius Josephus fully defected to the Roman side and was granted Roman citizenship. He became an advisor and friend of Vespasian's son Titus, serving as his translator when Titus led the siege of Jerusalem in AD 70. Since the siege proved ineffective at stopping the Jewish revolt, the city's pillaging and the looting and destruction of Herod's Temple (Second Temple) soon followed. Josephus recorded the Great Jewish Revolt (AD 66–70), including the siege of Masada. His most important works were The Jewish War (c. 75) and Antiquities of the Jews (c. 94).[9] The Jewish War recounts the Jewish revolt against Roman occupation. Antiquities of the Jews recounts the history of the world from a Jewish perspective for an ostensibly Greek and Roman audience. These works provide valuable insight into first century Judaism and the background of Early Christianity.[9] Josephus's works are the chief source next to the Bible for the history and antiquity of ancient Israel, and provide a significant and independent extra-Biblical account of such figures as Pontius Pilate, Herod the Great, John the Baptist, James the Just, and possibly Jesus of Nazareth.

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