Christian classics · c. 75

The Wars of the Jews

by Flavius Josephus (trans. William Whiston). An eyewitness history of the Jewish revolt against Rome and the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in AD 70.

111 parts · about 235,139 words · ≈ 17.0 hours of reading

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Contents

  1. Preface 12 min
  2. Book I, Chapter 1 5 min
  3. Book I, Chapter 2 6 min
  4. Book I, Chapter 3 6 min
  5. Book I, Chapter 4 — What Actions Were Done By Alexander Janneus, Who Reigned Twenty-Seven Years 7 min
  6. Book I, Chapter 5 4 min
  7. Book I, Chapter 6 7 min
  8. Book I, Chapter 7 7 min
  9. Book I, Chapter 8 8 min
  10. Book I, Chapter 9 4 min
  11. Book I, Chapter 10 9 min
  12. Book I, Chapter 11 6 min
  13. Book I, Chapter 12 4 min
  14. Book I, Chapter 13 9 min
  15. Book I, Chapter 14 5 min
  16. Book I, Chapter 15 6 min
  17. Book I, Chapter 16 7 min
  18. Book I, Chapter 17 8 min
  19. Book I, Chapter 18 6 min
  20. Book I, Chapter 19 8 min
  21. Book I, Chapter 20 6 min
  22. Book I, Chapter 21 11 min
  23. Book I, Chapter 22 5 min
  24. Book I, Chapter 23 7 min
  25. Book I, Chapter 24 11 min
  26. Book I, Chapter 25 — Archelaus Procures A Reconciliation Between Alexander Pheroras, And Herod 6 min
  27. Book I, Chapter 26 8 min
  28. Book I, Chapter 27 6 min
  29. Book I, Chapter 28 6 min
  30. Book I, Chapter 29 6 min
  31. Book I, Chapter 30 7 min
  32. Book I, Chapter 31 7 min
  33. Book I, Chapter 32 10 min
  34. Book I, Chapter 33 23 min
  35. Book II, Chapter 1 5 min
  36. Book II, Chapter 2 7 min
  37. Book II, Chapter 3 5 min
  38. Book II, Chapter 4 3 min
  39. Book II, Chapter 5 4 min
  40. Book II, Chapter 6 5 min
  41. Book II, Chapter 7 5 min
  42. Book II, Chapter 8 14 min
  43. Book II, Chapter 9 5 min
  44. Book II, Chapter 10 5 min
  45. Book II, Chapter 11 6 min
  46. Book II, Chapter 12 7 min
  47. Book II, Chapter 13 6 min
  48. Book II, Chapter 14 10 min
  49. Book II, Chapter 15 7 min
  50. Book II, Chapter 16 20 min
  51. Book II, Chapter 17 — How The War Of The Jews With The Romans Began, And Concerning Manahem 13 min
  52. Book II, Chapter 18 — The Calamities And Slaughters That Came Upon The Jews 15 min
  53. Book II, Chapter 19 11 min
  54. Book II, Chapter 20 8 min
  55. Book II, Chapter 21 16 min
  56. Book II, Chapter 22 20 min
  57. Book III, Chapter 1 — Vespasian Is Sent Into Syria By Nero In Order To Make War With The Jews 2 min
  58. Book III, Chapter 2 — A Great Slaughter About Ascalon. Vespasian Comes To Ptolemais 6 min
  59. Book III, Chapter 3 — A Description Of Galilee, Samaria, And Judea 5 min
  60. Book III, Chapter 4 3 min
  61. Book III, Chapter 5 9 min
  62. Book III, Chapter 6 5 min
  63. Book III, Chapter 7 41 min
  64. Book III, Chapter 8 15 min
  65. Book III, Chapter 9 — How Joppa Was Taken, And Tiberias Delivered Up 10 min
  66. Book III, Chapter 10 21 min
  67. Book IV, Chapter 1 — The Siege And Taking Of Gamala 17 min
  68. Book IV, Chapter 2 — The Surrender Of Gischala; While John Flies Away From It To Jerusalem 8 min
  69. Book IV, Chapter 3 22 min
  70. Book IV, Chapter 4 18 min
  71. Book IV, Chapter V 11 min
  72. Book IV, Chapter 6 8 min
  73. Book IV, Chapter 7 11 min
  74. Book IV, Chapter 8 9 min
  75. Book IV, Chapter 9 18 min
  76. Book IV, Chapter 10 10 min
  77. Book IV, Chapter 11 17 min
  78. Book V, Chapter 1 11 min
  79. Book V, Chapter 2 12 min
  80. Book V, Chapter 3 8 min
  81. Book V, Chapter 4 — The Description Of Jerusalem 10 min
  82. Book V, Chapter 5 — A Description Of The Temple 14 min
  83. Book V, Chapter 6 11 min
  84. Book V, Chapter 7 10 min
  85. Book V, Chapter 8 5 min
  86. Book V, Chapter 9 18 min
  87. Book V, Chapter 10 7 min
  88. Book V, Chapter 11 11 min
  89. Book V, Chapter 12 8 min
  90. Book V, Chapter 13 — The Great Slaughters And Sacrilege That Were In Jerusalem 21 min
  91. Book VI, Chapter 1 21 min
  92. Book VI, Chapter 2 19 min
  93. Book VI, Chapter 3 10 min
  94. Book VI, Chapter 4 12 min
  95. Book VI, Chapter 5 10 min
  96. Book VI, Chapter 6 10 min
  97. Book VI, Chapter 7 4 min
  98. Book VI, Chapter 8 8 min
  99. Book VI, Chapter 9 6 min
  100. Book VI, Chapter 10 13 min
  101. Book VII, Chapter 1 5 min
  102. Book VII, Chapter 2 4 min
  103. Book VII, Chapter 3 6 min
  104. Book VII, Chapter 4 7 min
  105. Book VII, Chapter V 13 min
  106. Book VII, Chapter 6 12 min
  107. Book VII, Chapter 7 6 min
  108. Book VII, Chapter 8 28 min
  109. Book VII, Chapter 9 5 min
  110. Book VII, Chapter 10 6 min
  111. Book VII, Chapter 11 11 min

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