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The Wars of the Jews

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The Wars of the Jews (or The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem, or as it usually appears in modern English translations, The Jewish War - original title: Phlauiou Iôsêpou historia Ioudaïkou polemou pros Rhômaious bibliona) is a book written by the 1st century Jewish historian Josephus.

It is a description of Jewish history from the capture of Jerusalem by the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 164 BC to the fall and destruction of Jerusalem in the First Jewish-Roman War in AD 70. The book was written about 75, originally in Josephus's "paternal tongue", probably Aramaic, though this version has not survived. It was later translated into Greek, probably under the supervision of Josephus himself.

The sources of knowledge that we have of this war are Josephus's account and from the Talmud (gittin 57b) and in midrash Eichah. (Summary by Wikipedia) (23 hr 25 min)

Chapters

00 - Preface

20:33

Read by Graham Redman

01 - Book 1, Ch 01-02

16:11

Read by lukeprog

02 - Book 1, Ch 03-04

16:27

Read by lukeprog

03 - Book 1, Ch 05-06

14:44

Read by lukeprog

04 - Book 1, Ch 07-08

20:03

Read by lukeprog

05 - Book 1, Ch 09-10

16:51

Read by lukeprog

06 - Book 1, Ch 11-12

14:48

Read by MorganScorpion

07 - Book 1, Ch 13-14

18:26

Read by MorganScorpion

08 - Book 1, Ch 15-16

17:40

Read by MorganScorpion

09 - Book 1, Ch 17-18

19:54

Read by Kevin Lavin

10 - Book 1, Ch 19-20

19:44

Read by TriciaG

11 - Book 1, Ch 21-22

22:44

Read by TriciaG

12 - Book 1, Ch 23-24

23:55

Read by ontheroad

13 - Book 1, Ch 25-26

19:32

Read by ontheroad

14 - Book 1, Ch 27-28

17:22

Read by ontheroad

15 - Book 1, Ch 29-30

16:34

Read by Sibella Denton

16 - Book 1, Ch 31-32

20:49

Read by Sibella Denton

17 - Book 1, Ch 33

12:46

Read by Sibella Denton

18 - Book 2, Ch 01-02

15:07

Read by Sibella Denton

19 - Book 2, Ch 03-05

13:37

Read by Sibella Denton

20 - Book 2, Ch 06-07

13:17

Read by Sibella Denton

21 - Book 2, Ch 08-09

34:28

Read by Andrew Coleman

22 - Book 2, Ch 10-11

17:33

Read by Andrew Coleman

23 - Book 2, Ch 12-13

20:43

Read by Andrew Coleman

24 - Book 2, Ch 14-15

25:12

Read by TriciaG

25 - Book 2, Ch 16

26:49

Read by TriciaG

26 - Book 2, Ch 17

16:21

Read by TriciaG

27 - Book 2, Ch 18

20:15

Read by John Baker

28 - Book 2, Ch 19

18:34

Read by John Baker

29 - Book 2, Ch 20

14:45

Read by Kristine Bekere

30 - Book 2, Ch 21-22

24:04

Read by TriciaG

31 - Book 3, Ch 01-03

18:23

Read by Mark Wilson

32 - Book 3, Ch 04-06

22:25

Read by Mark Wilson

33 - Book 3, Ch 07 part 1

25:27

Read by Mark Wilson

34 - Book 3, Ch 07 part 2

26:59

Read by Mark Wilson

35 - Book 3, Ch 08

18:38

Read by Ann Boulais

36 - Book 3, Ch 09

12:35

Read by Ann Boulais

37 - Book 3, Ch 10

22:40

Read by Ann Boulais

38 - Book 4, Ch 01

22:44

Read by TriciaG

39 - Book 4, Ch 02

10:54

Read by harsh365

40 - Book 4, Ch 03

32:07

Read by TriciaG

41 - Book 4, Ch 04

23:20

Read by TriciaG

42 - Book 4, Ch 05

17:29

Read by Kristine Bekere

43 - Book 4, Ch 06

12:48

Read by Kristine Bekere

44 - Book 4, Ch 77

16:07

Read by Kristine Bekere

45 - Book 4, Ch 08

14:26

Read by Kristine Bekere

46 - Book 4, Ch 09

24:38

Read by Ann Boulais

47 - Book 4, Ch 10

16:40

Read by Hollis Hanover

48 - Book 4, Ch 11

10:40

Read by Ann Boulais

49 - Book 5, Ch 01

19:35

Read by hearhis

50 - Book 5, Ch 02

17:08

Read by Hollis Hanover

51 - Book 5, Ch 03-04

27:56

Read by Hollis Hanover

52 - Book 5, Ch 05

23:46

Read by JoeD

53 - Book 5, Ch 06

15:51

Read by MorganScorpion

54 - Book 5, Ch 07-08

17:49

Read by TriciaG

55 - Book 5, Ch 09

24:53

Read by TriciaG

56 - Book 5, Ch 10-11

22:07

Read by Ann Boulais

57 - Book 5, Ch 12-13

24:12

Read by Ann Boulais

58 - Book 6, Ch 01

29:40

Read by Mark F. Smith

59 - Book 6, Ch 02

26:01

Read by Ann Boulais

60 - Book 6, Ch 03

13:34

Read by Ann Boulais

61 - Book 6, Ch 04

16:02

Read by TriciaG

62 - Book 6, Ch 05

16:06

Read by TriciaG

63 - Book 6, Ch 06-07

17:41

Read by TriciaG

64 - Book 6, Ch 08-10

22:59

Read by TriciaG

65 - Book 7, Ch 01-02

12:18

Read by Katie Riley

66 - Book 7, Ch 03-04

18:13

Read by Katie Riley

67 - Book 7, Ch 05

18:10

Read by TriciaG

68 - Book 7, Ch 06-07

24:36

Read by TriciaG

69 - Book 7, Ch 08 part 1

19:00

Read by David Leeson

70 - Book 7, Ch 08 part 2

19:42

Read by David Leeson

71 - Book 7, Ch 09-11

19:10

Read by David Leeson

Bewertungen

excellent read

(5 Sterne)

I was enthralled the entire time. the narration of the many readers were excellent aside from those with thick accents. I really enjoyed the narrations of Ann Bolei... I love learning ancient history. librivox makes it easy

Excellent history of the period

(5 Sterne)

This is a very interesting telling of the history of the Roman war and the history of the period. Thank you for all reading this history !

(5 Sterne)

An incredible historical document. Very important for church history. Amazing how the books of the prophets and Jesus’s own prophecy were fulfilled in the period of this war concerning the Jews.

excellent

(5 Sterne)

many of the readers were very good

kenny okunola

(5 Sterne)

this is a great book

Great Job

(5 Sterne)

Competently read, thanks readers!