The Works of Flavius Josephus: Comprising the Antiquities of the Jews; A History of the Jewish Wars; And Life of Flavius Josephus, Written by Himself (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Works of Flavius Josephus: Comprising the Antiquities of the Jews; A History of the Jewish Wars; And Life of Flavius Josephus, Written by HimselfWhen Josephus here nys, that from sixteen to nine teen. Or for three years, he made trial of the three Jewish sects, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the Runs. And yet says presently. In all our copies, that he stayed besides with one particular ascetic, called Baum, wug' saw. With him, and this still before he was nineteen, there is little room left for his trial.of the three other sects. I suppose, therefore, that for ca! With him. The old reading might be cag' m'ruac, With them, which is a very small emendation,-and takes away the didiculty before as. Nor is Dr. Hudson's conjecture, hinted at by Mr. Hall in his preface to the Doctor's edition of Jose. Phus,at all impmbahlmthat this Banus, by this his descrip tion, might well be a follower of John the Baptist, and that from him Josephus might easily imbibe such notions, as aflerwards prepared him to have a favourable opinion of Jesus Christ himself, who was attested to by John the dantist.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.