Lectionary Calendar

Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
the Fifth Week after Epiphany

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Historical Writings

B.C. (Before Christ)

Writings of Flavius Josephus

The History of the Jewish War

Book 5 — From the Coming of Titus to besiege Jerusalem to the Great Extremity to which the Jews were reduced

Chapter 1 — Concerning the seditions at Jerusalem and what terrible Miseries afflicted the city by their means

Chapter 2 — How Titus marched to Jerusalem, and how he was in danger as he was taking a view o the city of the place also where he pitched his camp

Chapter 3 — How the sedition was again revived within Jerusalem and yet the Jews contrived snares for the Romans. How Titus also threatened his soldiers for their ungovernable rashness

Chapter 4 — The description of Jerusalem

Chapter 5 — A description of the temple

Chapter 6 — Concerning the tyrants Simon and John. How also as Titus was going round the wall of this city Nicanor was wounded by a dart; which accident provoked Titus to press on the siege

Chapter 7 — How one of the towers erected by the romans fell down of its own accord; and how the Romans after great slaughter had been made got possession of the first wall. How also Titus made his assaults upon the second wall; as also concerning Longinus the Roman, and Castor the Jew

Chapter 8 — How the Romans took the second wall twice, and got all ready for taking the third wall

Chapter 9 — Titus when the Jews were not at all mollified by his leaving off the siege for a while, set himself again to prosecute the same; but soon sent Josephus to discourse with his own countrymen about peace

Chapter 10 — How a great many of the people earnestly endeavored to desert to the Romans; as also what intolerable things those that staid behind suffered by famine, and the sad consequences thereof

Chapter 11 — How the Jews were crucified before the walls of the city concerning Antiochus Epiphanes; and how the Jews overthrew the banks that had been raised by the Romans

Chapter 12 — Titus thought fit to encompass the city round with a wall; after which the famine consumed the people by whole houses and families together

Chapter 13 — The great slaughters and sacrilege that were in Jerusalem