Lectionary Calendar

Sunday, April 28th, 2024
the Fifth Sunday after Easter

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Historical Writings

B.C. (Before Christ)

Writings of Flavius Josephus

The History of the Jewish War

Book 7 — From the Taking of Jerusalem by Titus to the Sedition of the Jews at Cyrene

Chapter 1 — How the entire city of Jerusalem was demolished, excepting three towers; and how Titus commended his soldiers in a speech made to them, and distributed rewards to them and then dismissed many of them

Chapter 2 — How Titus exhibited all sorts of shows at Cesarea Philippi. Concerning Simon the tyrant how he was taken, and reserved for the triumph

Chapter 3 — How Titus upon the celebration of his brothers and fathers birthdays had many of the Jews slain. Concerning the danger the Jews were in at Antioch, by means of the transgression and impiety of one Antiochus, a Jew

Chapter 4 — How Vespasian was received at Rome; as also how the Germans revolted from the Romans, but were subdued. That the Sarmatians overran Mysia, but were compelled to retire to their own country again

Chapter 5 — Concerning the Sabbatic river which Titus saw as he was journeying through Syria; and how the people of Antioch came with a petition to Titus against the Jews but were rejected by him; as also concerning Titus#34;s and Vespasian#34;s triumph

Chapter 6 — Concerning Macherus, and how Lucilius Bassus took that Citadel, and other places

Chapter 7 — Concerning the calamity that befell Antiochus, King of Commagene. As also concerning the Alans and what great mischiefs they did to the Medes and Armenians

Chapter 8 — Concerning Masada and those Sicarii who kept it; and how Silva betook himself to form the siege of that citadel. Eleazar#34;s speeches to the besieged

Chapter 9 — How the people that were in the fortress were prevailed on by the words of Eleazar, two women and five children only excepted and all submitted to be killed by one another

Chapter 10 — That many of the Sicarii fled to Alexandria also and what dangers they were in there; on which account that temple which had formerly been built by Onias the high priest was destroyed

Chapter 11 — Concerning Jonathan, one of the Sicarii, that stirred up a sedition in Cyrene, and was a false accuser [of the innocent]

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