Minor Works of Josephus


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(4.1 stars; 23 reviews)

There are 3 parts to this collection.

(1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing its antiquity, as opposed to what Josephus claimed was the relatively more recent tradition of the Greeks. Some anti-Judean allegations ascribed by Josephus to the Greek writer Apion, and myths accredited to Manetho are also addressed.

(2) Discourse To The Greeks Concerning Hades describes the author's views on the afterlife against the prevailing view of the "Greeks" (i.e., the Greco-Romans) of his day. Although generally still reprinted in editions of Whiston's Josephus, later scholars have realized that this attribution is incorrect. This brief discourse, at least in its original form, is now attributed to the church father Hippolytus.

(3) The Life of Josephus is an autobiographical text written by Josephus in approximately 94-99 CE – possibly as an appendix to his Antiquities of the Jews – where the author for the most part re-visits the events of the War, apparently in response to allegations made against him by Justus of Tiberias. (Summary from Wikipedia) (7 hr 17 min)

Chapters

01 - Against Apion, Bk 1 Sec 1-8 21:56 Read by Bill Mosley
02 - Against Apion, Bk 1 Sec 9-14 16:56 Read by MaryAnn
03 - Against Apion, Bk 1 Sec 15-19 17:25 Read by MorganScorpion
04 - Against Apion, Bk 1 Sec 20-22 23:54 Read by MorganScorpion
05 - Against Apion, Bk 1 Sec 23-28 20:00 Read by MorganScorpion
06 - Against Apion, Bk 1 Sec 29-35 19:21 Read by MorganScorpion
07 - Against Apion, Bk 2 Sec 1-4 19:38 Read by Rick Tabisz
08 - Against Apion, Bk 2 Sec 5-7 17:19 Read by Rick Tabisz
09 - Against Apion, Bk 2 Sec 8-13 18:31 Read by Rick Tabisz
10 - Against Apion, Bk 2 Sec 14-21 20:07 Read by TriciaG
11 - Against Apion, Bk 2 Sec 22-32 19:00 Read by TriciaG
12 - Against Apion, Bk 2 Sec 33-42 25:04 Read by TriciaG
13 - Discourse on Hades 13:43 Read by Leni
14 - Life of Josephus pt 1 16:06 Read by MorganScorpion
15 - Life of Josephus pt 2 18:09 Read by MaryAnn
16 - Life of Josephus pt 3 25:51 Read by Sundiata
17 - Life of Josephus pt 4 24:43 Read by Sundiata
18 - Life of Josephus pt 5 23:38 Read by Sundiata
19 - Life of Josephus pt 6 21:28 Read by Sundiata
20 - Life of Josephus pt 7 17:00 Read by Sundiata
21 - Life of Josephus pt 8 23:35 Read by Sundiata
22 - Life of Josephus pt 9 13:37 Read by TriciaG

Reviews

Joseph us was a Judean NOT a Jew.


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Great work


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After hearing all the works of Josephus, a great historian, this compilation of his life and additional apologies is an incredible end and finally to his great work. Thank you every one who volunteered.


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I very much enjoyed the readers. The book gets more and more interesting.


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Very good to listen to, and quiry the work's.

I especially enjoy the reader Simon wainwright,he reads slowly


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