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Chapter 11 chapter 1 now after the death of herod, king of chalcis, claudius set agrippa, the son of agrippa, over his uncles kingdom, while cumanus took upon him the office of procurator of the rest, which was a roman province, and therein he succeeded. His works are the principal source for the history of the jews from the reign of antiochus epiphanes b. Antiquities of the jews was a work published by the important jewish historian flavius josephus about the year 93 or 94. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. He left behind the most extensive writings on ancient jewish history still in existence, including the earliest independent accounts of the lives of jesus, john the baptist, and james the brother of jesus. Josephus offers information about individuals, groups, customs and geographical places. The works of flavius josephus ultimate bible reference. Flavius josephus the antiquities of the jews documenta. His writings provide a significant, extrabiblical account of the postexilic period of the maccabees, the hasmonean dynasty and the rise. The essential writings ebook written by flavius josephus. The complete works of flavius josephus isbn 9781609772932. Now conserved in the ny carlsberg glyptotek, copenhagen, denmark.
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