THE WORKS. Containing I. The Life of Josephus, as written by himself. II. The Antiquities of the Jewish People; with a Defence of those Antiquities, in Answer to Apion. III. The History of the Martydom of the Maccabees; and the Wars of the Jews, with the Neighbouring Nations, till the final Destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman Power. IV. Account of Philo’s Ambassy from the Jews of Alexandria to the Emperor Caius Caligula. The Whole newly Translated from the Original Greek, by Ebenezer Thompson and William Charles Price.

Author: Josephus, Flavius.
Title: THE WORKS. Containing I. The Life of Josephus, as written by himself. II. The Antiquities of the Jewish People; with a Defence of those Antiquities, in Answer to Apion. III. The History of the Martydom of the Maccabees; and the Wars of the Jews, with the Neighbouring Nations, till the final Destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman Power. IV. Account of Philo’s Ambassy from the Jews of Alexandria to the Emperor Caius Caligula. The Whole newly Translated from the Original Greek, by Ebenezer Thompson and William Charles Price.
Description: London: Printed for John Fielding, 1781-78. 2 vols. 4to. iv + 719pp. + t.p. + 644pp. + [xxviii]. 70 engraved plates. Some light browning, marbled e.ps., contemporary gilt rule edged mottled calf, some wear to boards, rebacked with much of original spines laid down, intricate gilt tooled compartments with 3 original and 1 modern gilt lettered labels to spines. ¶ Volume 1 with a cancel title page? dated 1781, without the subscribers list and not recorded by ESTC.

Keywords: PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY; THEOLOGY

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