The historian Flavius Josephus chronicles the history of the Jewish people, covering everything from early Semitic history to the Roman conquest. This beautifully translated edition includes three dissertations, covering the life of Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, and James the Just, as well as God's command to Abraham and other key historical documents.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.