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*''[[The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus]]'' (London 1737)
*[[The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus (1737 Whiston), book]]


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William Whiston (1667-1752) was a British scholar.

Biography

English theologian, historian and mathematician. From his study of the Apostolic Constitutions derived the opinion that Arianism was the original creed of the early Church. His translation of the works of Josephus became standard in the English world, being still used and often reprinted.

Biography

Books