CONTENTS
[(1) The Boy among the Doctors. His Education (V.) 33]
[(2) A Shipwreck on the Voyage to Rome. Eve of the War (V.) 34]
[(3) The Jewish War and its Reception. Criticism of a Rival Historian (Justus) (V.) 35]
[(4) After the War. Josephus as Roman Citizen (V.) 37]
[II. SPECIMENS OF AMPLIFICATION OF THE BIBLICAL NARRATIVE]
[(5) Moses, the Infant Prodigy, introduced to Pharaoh (A. II) 40]
[(6) Exorcism in the Name of Solomon (A. VIII) 41]
[(7) Micaiah and Zedekiah Prophesy before Ahab (A. VIII) 42]
[III. THE COMING OF THE ROMANS]
[(8) Loss of Jewish Independence. Palestinian Settlement under Pompey (A. XIV) 45]
[(9) Division of the Country into Five Districts by Gabinius (B. I) 47]
[(10) Settlement under Julius Cæsar (A. XIV) 47]
[(11) The Youth Herod frees Galilee from the Brigands (A. XIV) 48]
[(12) Herod on his Trial before the Sanhedrin (A. XIV) 48]
[(13) Herod and Cassius. Murder of Antipater, Herod’s Father (A. XIV) 51]
[(14) Antony makes Herod and Phasael Tetrarchs of Judæa (A. XIV) 52]
[(15) How Herod won his Kingdom (A. XIV) 53]
[(16) How Herod made his Peace with Augustus (after the Battle of Actium) (B. I) 55]
[(17) Herod and Mariamne (B. I) 56]
[(18) Extension of Herod’s Realm. His Popularity with Augustus and Agrippa (A. XV) 57]
[(19) The Historian’s Reading of Herod’s Character (A. XVI) 58]
[(20) Reflections on the Tragic Fate of Herod’s Sons (A. XVI) 60]
[(21) Herod’s Dying Provision for a National Mourning (A. XVII) 63]
[(22) Archelaus in Quest of a Kingdom (A. XVII) 66]
[(23) Archelaus Deposed and his Territory added to the Roman Province of Syria (A. XVII) 71]
[(24) The Revolt of Judas “in the days of the enrolment” under Quirinius (A. XVIII) 72]
[(26) Jesus Christ (A. XVIII) 76]
[(27) Tiberius expels all Jews from Rome (A. XVIII) 76]
[(28) Pilate sent to Rome for Trial (A. XVIII) 77]
[(29) Herod the Tetrarch, his Marriage with Herodias and Murder of John the Baptist (A. XVIII) 79]
[(30) How Herod Agrippa became King, and Herod the Tetrarch lost his Tetrarchy (A. XVIII) 81]
[(31) Petronius and the Statue of Gaius (A. XVIII) 84]
[(32) Herod Agrippa’s Kingdom enlarged by Claudius (A. XIX) 88]
[(33) Death of Herod Agrippa (A. XIX) 88]
[(34) The Story of King Izates and his mother Helena (A. XX) 90]
[(35) The Fate of the Impostor Theudas and of the Sons of Judas the Galilæan (A. XX) 93]
[(36) Agrippa II, Felix, and Drusilla (A. XX) 94]
[(37) The Death of James, “the Lord’s Brother” (A. XX) 95]
[VII. SCENES FROM THE JEWISH WAR]
[(38) Introduction to the Jewish War (B. I) 98]
[(39) Seeds of the War sown under the last of the Procurators. Rise of the Sicarii (B. II) 102]
[(40) The Immediate Cause of the War. Abrogation of Sacrifices for the Emperor (B. II) 107]
[(41) Initial Jewish Success. Rout of a Roman Army in the Defiles of Beth-Horon (B. II) 110]
[(42) Jerusalem before the Siege (B. II) 118]
[(43) The Fall of Jotapata. Josephus taken Prisoner (B. III) 119]
[(44) Reception at Jerusalem of the News of the Fall of Jotapata (B. III) 128]
[(45) Murder of the High Priest Ananus; also of Zacharias after a mock trial (B. IV) 129]
[(46) How Josephus was Liberated (B. IV) 133]
[(47) A Roman Reverse inspires false Confidence (B. V) 134]
[(48) Cessation of the Daily Sacrifice. Josephus appeals to the Jews (B. VI) 135]
[(49) Conflagration of the Temple (B. VI) 137]
[(50) Portents and Oracles (B. VI) 141]
[(51) The Last Scene. Capture of the Upper City. Jerusalem in Flames (B. VI) 145]
[(52) The Spoils from the Temple in the Triumphal Procession in Rome (B. VII) 147]
[(53) The Three Sects and their Views on Fate and Free-Will (A. XIII) 148]
[(54) The Essenes, with a note on Pharisees and Sadducees (B. II) 148]
[(55) Another Account of the Three Sects—and a Fourth (A. XVIII) 158]
[(56) Why John Hyrcanus went over from the Pharisees to the Sadducees (A. XIII) 161]
[(57) “Conciliate the Pharisees”—Alexander’s dying advice to Alexandra (A. XIII) 164]
[(58) How the Pharisees rose to power under Queen Alexandra (B. I) 166]
[(60) The Pharisees refuse to take the Oath of Allegiance (another account) (A. XVII) 168]
[IX. JEWISH THEOLOGY, SCRIPTURES AND CUSTOMS]
[(61) Some Aspects of Jewish Theology. Moses as Religious Educator (Ap. II) 170]
[(62) A Future Life—for the Law-abiding (Ap. II) 173]
[(63) The Jewish Scriptures and their Preservation (Ap. I) 174]
[(64) Universal Imitation of our Laws the sincerest flattery (Ap. II) 177]
[(65) The Oath “Corban” (Ap. I) 179]