Josephus Biography & Quotes

“About this time lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he was the achiever of extraordinary deeds and was a teacher of those who accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews and many of the Greeks. He was the Messiah. When he was indicted by the principle men among us and Pilate condemned him to be crucified, those who had come to love him originally did not cease to do so; for he appeared to them on the third day restored to life, as the prophets of the Deity had foretold these and countless other marvellous things about Him. And the tribe of Christians, so named after Him, has not disappeared to this day.”

Jesus Christ Ancient History Josephus Josephus On Jesus

Book:Jewish Antiquities

Source: Jewish Antiquities

“Everyone ought to worship God according to his own inclinations, and not to be constrained by force.”

God Religion Force Ought Worship Inclination Worship God

Book:The New Complete Works of Josephus

Source: The New Complete Works of Josephus

“The virtuous shall have the power to revive and live again. All pure and holy spirits live on in heavenly places, and in course of time they are again sent down to inhabit righteous bodies”

Body Spirit Courses Holy Pure Holy Spirit Heavenly Righteous Virtuous Reincarnation Incarnation Revive

Author:Josephus

“And when the book of Daniel was showed to him (Alexander the Great) wherein Daniel declared that one of the Greeks should destroy the empire of the Persians, he supposed that himself was the person intended.”

Should Persons Book Greek Empires Macedonia

Book:The Works of Flavius Josephus...: With Three Dissertations, Concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James the Just, God's Command to Abraham, Etc. and Explanatory Notes and Observations

Source: The Works of Flavius Josephus...: With Three Dissertations, Concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James the Just, God's Command to Abraham, Etc. and Explanatory Notes and Observations

“Antipater, now undisputed heir, had called down on his head the utter loathing of the nation, for everyone knew that all the slanders directed against his brothers had originated with him.”

Nations Brother Slander Loathing Heirs Undisputed

Book:The Jewish War

Source: The Jewish War

“The law, moreover enjoins us to bring up all our offspring, and forbids women to cause abortion of what is begotten, or to destroy it afterward; and if any woman appears to have so done, she will be a murderer of her child, by destroying a living creature, and diminishing humankind.”

Ifs Children Done Law Causes Creatures Abortion Destroying Humankind Murderer Offspring Living Creatures

Book:Writings of Josephus: Book 2

Source: Writings of Josephus: Book 2

“If the soul be pure, then shall she obtain favor and rejoice in the latter day; but if she hath been defiled, then shall she wander for a time in pain and despair.”

Ifs Soul Pain Pure Despair Favors Karma Wander Latter Rejoice Latter Days

Author:Josephus

“They smiled in their pains and laughed to scorn those who inflicted torments on them, resigned up their souls with great alacrity, expecting to receive them again.”

Soul Pain Past Healing Laughed Expecting Torment Scorn Past Life Resigned Alacrity

Author:Josephus

“Measures are an innovation that changed a world of innocent and noble simplicity into one forever filled with dishonesty.”

World Forever Changed Innovation Filled Simplicity Noble Innocent Dishonesty

Author:Josephus

“Sabbath on Saturday in favor of The Lord's Day (Sunday). (Mag 9.1), rejected Judaizing (Mag 10.3), first use of term Christianity (Mag 10).”

Firsts Use Term Christianity Lord Favors Sunday Rejected Saturday Sabbath Mags

Author:Josephus

“All of us have mortal bodies, composed of perishable matter, but the soul lives forever: it is a portion of the Deity housed in our bodies”

Soul Matter Body Spiritual Forever Mortals Portions Deities Soul Life

Author:Josephus

“At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good, and [he] was known to be virtuous. And many people from among the Jews and the other nations became his disciples. Pilate condemned him to be crucified and to die. And those who had become his disciples did not abandon his discipleship.”

People Men Dies Three Jesus Nations Known Wise Alive Jew Abandon Virtuous Disciple Discipleship Crucifixion Historical Jesus

Author:Josephus

“When all men were of one language, some of them built a high tower, as if they would thereby ascend up to heaven, but the gods sent storms of wind and overthrew the tower, and gave every one his peculiar language; and for this reason it was that the city was called Babylon.”

Ifs Men Reason Language Heaven Cities Wind Built Storm Peculiar Towers Babylon

Book:The works of Flavius Josephus: the learned and authentic Jewish historian

Source: The works of Flavius Josephus: the learned and authentic Jewish historian

“I was myself brought up with my brother, whose name was Matthias, for he was my own brother, by both father and mother; and I made mighty proficiency in the improvements of my learning, and appeared to have both a great memory and understanding.”

Made Mother Father Names Understanding Memories My Own Brother Improvement My Brother Proficiency Great Memories

Book:The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus: Containing four books of the Antiquities of the Jews. With the life of Josephus

Source: The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus: Containing four books of the Antiquities of the Jews. With the life of Josephus

“Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was in great reputation in Jerusalem, the greatest city we have.”

Father Cities Higher Accounts Reputation Righteousness Nobility Jerusalem Commendation

Book:The Works of Josephus--: Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities, Seven Books of the Jewish War, and the Life of Josephus

Source: The Works of Josephus--: Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities, Seven Books of the Jewish War, and the Life of Josephus

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