The Genuine Works Of Flavius Josephus, The Jewish Historian. Translated from the Original Greek, according to Havercamp's accurate Edition. Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities, With The Appendix, or Life of Josephus, written by himself: Seven Books of the Jewish War: And Two Books against Apion. Illustrated With new Plans and Descriptions of the Tabernacle of Moses; and of the Temples of Solomon, Zorobabel, Herod, and Ezekiel; and with correct Maps of Judea and Jerusalem. Together with Proper Notes, Observations, Contents, Parallel Texts of Scripture, five compleat Indexes, and the true Chronology of the several Histories adjusted in the Margin. To this Book are prefixed eight Dissertations, viz. I. The Testimonies of Josephus vindicated. II. The Copy of the Old Testament made use of by Josephus, proved to be that which was collected by Nehemiah. III. Concerning God's Command to Abraham, to offer up Isaac his Son for a Sacrifice. IV. A large Enquiry into the true Chronology of Josephus. V. An Extract out of Josephus's Exhortation to the Greeks, concerning Hades, and the Resurrection of the Dead. VI. Proofs that this Exhortation is genuine; and was no other than a homily of Josephus's, when he was Bishop of Jerusalem. VII. A Demonstration that Tacitus, the Roman Historian, took his History of the Jews out of Josephus. VIII. A Dissertation of Cellarius's against Harduin; in Vindication of Josephus's History of the Family of Herod from Coins. Translated into English. With an Account of the Jewish Coins, Weights, and Measures. By William Whiston, M.A. Some time Professor of the Matematicks in the University of Cambridge.
Jewish War
De Bello Judaico libri
Antiquities of the Jews
Antiquitates Judaicae
Against Apion
Contra Apionem
Life of Josephus
Josephi vita
Imprint
London:: Printed by W. Bowyer for the Author: and are to be sold by John Whiston, Bookseller, at Mr. Boyle's Head: Fleetstreet., MDCCXXXVII.
Physical Description
2 vols.; 403 mm. (Folio).
General Note
Vol. I: [4], 687, [1] p., [2] pl. (fold.). - Vol. II: cvi, *cv-*cviii, [1], cvii-clii, [689-]1021, [83] p.
Contents
Vol. I: [Half-title, t.p., fold. map] - Flavius Josephus Of The Antiquities Of The Jews - The Life Of Flavius Josephus - Justus of Tiberius's Chronology Of The Kings of Judah: Out of Photius's Bibliotheca, Cod. XXXIII. - [Fold. plan]. - Vol. II: Eight Dissertations - Of The Jewish Weights and Measures ... - Flavius Josephus Of The Jewish War ... - Flavius Josephus Of The Antiquity Of The Jews; Against Apion - Index I [-V] - Addend; Errata - A Compleat Chronological Catalogue of Mr. Whiston's Writings - Directions to the Bookbinder.
Responsibility Note
The plates are unsigned.
References
ESTC, T112661
Summary Note
The plates are a map and a plan.
Provenance
Acquired between 1769 and 1802. Recorded in RAA Library, Catalogue, 1802.
Binding Note
18th-century vellum; brown morocco spine-labels lettered 'Josephus By Whiston Gr. Pap. Vol. I. (II.) London 1737.'
Jews - Romans - Israel - Palestine - Jerusalem - Judaism - History - Maps
Greek literature - 1st century
Translations into English - Translations from Greek - Great Britain - 18th century