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The Works of Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston



antiquities of the jews

  • Preface to the Antiquities of the Jews
  • Book I — From Creation to the Death of Isaac
  • Book II — From the Death of Isaac to the Exodus out of Egypt
  • Book III — From the Exodus out of Egypt to the Rejection of that Generation
  • Book IV — From the Rejection of that Generation to the Death of Moses
  • Book V — From the Death of Moses to the Death of Eli
  • Book VI — From the Death of Eli to the Death of Saul
  • Book VII — From the Death of Saul to the Death of David
  • Book VIII — From the Death of David to the Death of Ahab
  • Book IX — From the Death of Ahab to the Captivity of the Ten Tribes
  • Book X — From the Captivity of the Ten Tribes to the First Year of Cyrus
  • Book XI — From the First Year of Cyrus to the Death of Alexander the Great
  • Book XII — From the Death of Alexander the Great to the Death of Judas Maccabeus
  • Book XIII — From the Death of Judas Maccabeus to the Death of Queen Alexandra
  • Book XIV — From the Death of Queen Alexandra to the Death of Antigonus
  • Book XV — From the Death of Antigonus to the Finishing of the Temple by Herod
  • Book XVI — From the Finishing of the Temple by Herod to the Death of Alexander and Aristobulus
  • Book XVII — From the Death of Alexander and Aristobulus to the Banishment of Archelaus
  • Book XVIII — From the Banishment of Archelaus to the Departure of the Jews from Babylon
  • Book XIX — From the Departure of the Jews from Babylon to Fadus the Roman Procurator
  • Book XX — From Fadus the Procurator to Florus


war of the jews

  • Preface to the War of the Jews
  • Book I — From the Taking of Jerusalem by Antiochus Epiphanes to the Death of Herod the Great
  • Book II — From the Death of Herod Till Vespasian Was Sent to Subdue the Jews by Nero
  • Book III — From Vespasian’s Coming to Subdue the Jews to the Taking of Gamala
  • Book IV — From the Siege of Gamala to the Coming of Titus to Besiege Jerusalem
  • Book V — From the Coming of Titus to Besiege Jerusalem to the Great Extremity to Which the Jews Were Reduced
  • Book VI — From the Great Extremity to Which the Jews Were Reduced to the Taking of Jerusalem by Titus
  • Book VII — From the Taking of Jerusalem by Titus to the Sedition of the Jews at Cyrene


autobiography

The Life of Flavius Josephus