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Already for those who were first among all those by whom the city? was established.
And he wrote it himself, not having been negligent in the work?. He has written
the whole account original: "ἀλογίαν" (alogian), likely a scribal error for "ἀρχαιολογίαν" (archaiologian), meaning 'ancient history' or 'antiquities.' of the Jews and the contents of these books,
of which the first is his own. It contains the piety? of all things from the beginning
until yesterday among these same nations. He has written from what they encountered
through the Jewish records, and at times he also treats
the subject of the world and its essence. This place, he says, [treats]:
1 concerning the cause of God.
2 concerning what was said to exist then.
3 concerning the orders? of angels and archangels.
4 concerning the nature of the world and its essence.
5 concerning the soul, as many things as are necessary.
6 concerning the soul, the secondary? things after these.
7 concerning the soul, what is its most sovereign part.
8 concerning virtue and vice.
9 concerning laws and justice.
10 concerning actions? according to? the law?.
11 concerning courts? and rulers?.
12 concerning priests? and sacrifices?.
13 concerning festivals? and years?.
14 concerning wars? and? peace?.
15 concerning friendship? and enemies?.
16 concerning marriages? and? children?.
17 concerning food? and diet?.
18 concerning diseases? and medicine?.
19 concerning death? and burial?.
20 concerning resurrection? and? judgment?.
21 concerning the good things? to come?.
22 concerning the evil things? to come?.
23 concerning eternal? life?.
...they held together. For the sake? of knowing all the causes?,
those serving the king, in which the piety of Josephus? came to be?.
Calling in return the one? who sees, the one receiving? [instruction] under the gods. As
if in a summary existing? in the? book, I have revealed? after? this
concerning the Archaeology The "Jewish Antiquities" (Ioudaïkē Archaiologia), Flavius Josephus's massive 20-volume history of the Jewish people from creation to the Roman-Jewish War. of the Jews. For all? the things in this?
[work are] nine?. It indicates? books?, the number? of? them? is twenty?.
The days—because it was established?—in the tenth? year? of the reign of
Domitian? Titus Flavius Domitianus, Roman Emperor from 81 to 96 AD. Josephus actually dates the completion of his Antiquities to the 13th year of Domitian's reign (c. 93/94 AD)., these? books? were written?. From the beginning of? all things?: concerning
humans? by? God?, of those? who came to be? in it?. Concerning the events?
of them? according to? that? time?. Concerning their? generations?
and? the things after? them? until? the? flood?. Concerning the occurrence? of the?
flood?. Concerning the? ark?. And the? salvation? of those?
recorded? in? it?. Concerning the? generation? of? men? after? these things?.
Concerning the? tower? [of Babel]. And the? division? of? tongues?.
1 2 3 4 5 6
These? things, then, are the first part of the? Archaeology.
For the king being chronicled?, that [part] which produced? a blessing?.
All? these things. These? have been written. Those seeking? [knowledge], knowing?
well?, [are] the first through the? nature? of the? world?. The living? [God]
and the? life? in? them. Concerning justice? or? the? punishments? by? God?.
These things? [are] with the first? books? among those?
written? in? the? letters?. As? it is written? there?.
Some things according to? our? tongue?. And? some in? [the] future?. And some by?
the body? being worn down?. Thus he says after? Moses?, the
three books, the images? in? which? [is] his? biography? in his?
own? memory?. To understand? his? life? in? this? account?.
Being related? to the truth? of those things?. The things? according to? the? [history] of Rome?, as
I had said? in? the? ancient? books? of the? Jews?. The last? books? in? the? ancient? [records].
Touching? upon? the virtue? of the? Jews?,
especially? the? changes?. Or? the books? concerning? them?. It holds? as follows?: