Ancient Documents

War of the Jews - Book 3

From Vespasian's coming to subdue the Jews to the taking of Gamala. [The Writings of Flavius Josephus]...

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Tobit

The Book of Tobit, named after its principal hero, combines specifically Jewish piety and morality with oriental folklore in a fascinating story that has enjoyed wide popularity in both Jewish...[Apocryphal Book Listing]...

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Additions to Daniel - Susanna

The second addition tells the history of Susanna, a faithful wife of a wealthy Jew named Joakim, and resident in Babylon. Accused falsely of adultery by two unworthy elders whose criminal advances she had repelled, she was sentenced to death by the tribunal before which she had been arraigned. As Susanna was led forth to execution, Daniel, moved by...

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Antiquities of the Jews - Book 6

From the death of Eli to the death of Saul. [The Writings of Flavius Josephus]...

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Antiquities of the Jews - Book 17

From the death of Alexander and Aristobulus to the banishment of Archelaus. [The Writings of Flavius Josephus]...

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War of the Jews - Book 4

From the siege of Gamala to the coming of Titus to besiege Jerusalem. [The Writings of Flavius Josephus]...

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Judith

The Book of Judith is a vivid story relating how, in a grave crisis, God delivered the Jewish people through the instrumentality of a woman. The unknown author composed this edifying narrative ...[Apocryphal Book Listing]...

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Additions to Daniel - Bell and the Dragon

The last addition contains the narrative of the destruction of Bel and the dragon. The first narrative recounts the clever manner in which Daniel shows the king that the offerings to the Babylonian idol, Bel, were really consumed at night by the pagan priests and their families: in consequence, these impostors were put to death, and Bel and its tem...

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Antiquities of the Jews - Book 7

From the death of Saul to the death of David. [The Writings of Flavius Josephus]...

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Antiquities of the Jews - Book 18

From the banishment of Archelus to the departure from Babylon. [The Writings of Flavius Josephus]...

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