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Josephus was a famous Jewish historian of the first century. Born in A.D. 37, he compiled Jewish history from the beginning (from Adam and Eve) to his lifetime. His history of previous generations follows a similar structure as Scripture, but his works are not inspired Scripture, they are history. It’s very interesting to read his accounts of early generations. He draws from tradition as well as Scripture and adds some clarifying historic detail not present in Scripture. Reading Josephus will make one appreciate Scripture more. Josephus’ works are indispensable for the history of the Jewish people from the days of the Maccabees to the Roman occupation. He adds much more detail than is present in Scripture. He is most famous for his eye-witness account of the Jewish rebellions against Rome leading to the destruction of the Temple. He was there. He participated in the rebellion until he was captured. He then served as an interpreter for the Roman General Vespasian, and Josephus tried many times to convince the Jewish leaders to stop a war they could not win. Some people, even today, consider Josephus a traitor, but if you read his description of the unprincipled frenzy and brutality of the rebel leaders, you might understand his concern that the rebellion cease. Josephus wrote his histories in Aramaic, then, with help of Roman translators, produced a Greek version. The Aramaic text is lost to history, but the Greek version survived to serve as a source of history for many generations. The most famous English translation was done by William Whiston in 1737. It has long been considered the best English translation of Josephus, but it has some deficiencies and, of course, is written in outdated English. The New Complete Works of Josephus is an edit of Whiston using modern English vocabulary and spelling. It also corrects some mistranslations present in Whiston’s original work. This makes Josephus’ work much easier to read. It would be well worth the time to read his accounts of Jewish history, especially his eye-witness accounts of the wars with Rome. Interested people could widen their understanding of Biblical and Jewish historical events by reading this scholarly new rendition of Josephus. Publisher: Kregel
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