Josephus and the Jews (1930 Foakes-Jackson), book

Josephus and the Jews: The Religion and History of the Jews as Explained by Flavius Josephus (1930) is a book by Frederick J. Foakes-Jackson. Reissued in Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1977; and London: SPCK, 2009.

Editions and translations

Published in London: SPCK; and New York, NY: Smith, 1930.

Table of contents

Introduction: Why Josephus deserves attention -- Part I: Life and faith of Flavius Josephus -- The life of Josephus -- The religion of Josephus (the 'apion') -- Part II: The religion of the Jews -- The temple -- The high priesthood -- The services in the temple -- The law - The hope of Israel in Josephus -- Part II: Independence of the Jews -- The high priests as warrior princes -- The fall of the Asmonarans and the rise of the Herods -- Part IV: The Roman yoke -- The descendants of Herod -- The Roman government of Palestine -- The Jews in Parthia -- The outbreak of the war with Rome -- The siege of Jerusalem -- Part V: After the fall of Jerusalem -- The lesson to be learned from Josephus -- Josephus and the history of Israel: the 'antiquities' or archeology -- A review of the 'antiquities' and its sources -- Jospehus and the New Testament -- Appendices: The high priesthood -- The mention of Christ and the Slavonic additions -- The Ptolemies and the Seleucidae in Josephus -- Roman rulers of Syria and Palestine -- Helps for the study of Josephus.