Lectionary Calendar

Friday, May 3rd, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter

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Historical Writings

B.C. (Before Christ)

Writings of Flavius Josephus

Antiquities of the Jews

Book 11 — Containing The Interval Of 253 Years And 5 Months. From The First Of Cyrus To The Death Of Alexander The Great.

Chapter 1 — How Cyrus, King Of The Persians, Delivered The Jews Out Of Babylon And Suffered Them To Return To Their Own Country And To Build Their Temple, For Which Work He Gave Them Money

Chapter 2 — How Upon The Death Of Cyrus The Jews Were Hindered In Building Of The Temple By The Cutheans, And The Neighboring Governors; And How Cambyses Entirely Forbade The Jews To Do Any Such Thing

Chapter 3 — How After The Death Of Cambyses And The Slaughter Of The Magi But Under The Reign Of Darius, Zorobabel Was Superior To The Rest 1n The Solution Of Problems And Thereby Obtained This Favor Of The King, That The Temple Should Be Built

Chapter 4 — How The Temple Was Built While The Cutheans Endeavored In Vain To Obstruct The Work

Chapter 5 — How Xerxes The Son Of Darius Was Well Disposed To The Jews; As Also Concerning Esdras And Nehemiah

Chapter 6 — Concerning Esther And Mordecai And Haman; And How In The Reign Of Artaxerxes The Whole Nation Of The Jews Was In Danger Of Perishing

Chapter 7 — How John Slew His Brother Jesus In The Temple; And How Bagoses Offered Many Injuries To The Jews; And What Sanballat Did

Chapter 8 — Concerning Sanballat And Manasseh, And The Temple Which They Built On Mount Gerizzim; As Also How Alexander Made His Entry Into The City Jerusalem, And What Benefits He Bestowed On The Jews

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