The
Antiquities of the Jews
by Josephus
Jewish Antiquities, in twenty books, was written after Josephus's Jewish Wars was received with favor. The treatise covers the history of the Jews until the outbreak of the great war. Its sources are unique making its value uneven and, at times, unverifiable. Until Nehemiah, the account is based on the scriptures with many legendary additions. The period between 175 and 135 B.C.E. parallels 1 Maccabees, supplemented from other sources including the lost work of Strabo called Histories, Nicolaus of Damascus, and Livy. Herod's reign is detailed after the History of Nicolaus and a book entitled The Memorabilia of King Herod, now missing. The story of the high priests was likely derived from official documents in Jerusalem. Copies of the Roman decrees in favor of the Jews included by Josephus are quite valuable. The Antiquities were probably published in 93 AD, in the thirteenth year of Domitian, the 56th year of the author's life.
1—From the Creation to the death of Isaac
2—From the death of Isaac to the Exodus out of Egypt
3—From the Exodus to the rejection of that generation
4—From the rejection of that generation to the death of Moses
5—From the death of Moses to the death of Eli
6—From the death of Eli to the death of Saul
7—From the death of Saul to the death of David
8—From the death of David to the death of Ahab
9—From the death of Ahab to the captivity of the Ten Tribes
10—From the captivity of the Ten Tribes to the first of Cyrus
11—From the first of Cyrus to the death of Alexander the Great
12—From the death of Alexander the Great to that of Judas Maccabeus
13—From the death of Judas Maccabeus to Queen Alexandra's death
14—From the death of Queen Alexandra to the death of Antigonus
15—From Antigonus' death to the completion of the Temple by Herod
16—From the Temple's completion to Alexander and Aristobulus' death
17—From Alexander and Aristobulus' death to Archelaus' banishment
18—From Archelaus' banishment to the Jews' departure from Babylon
19—From the Jews' Babylonian departure to Fadus the Roman Procurator
20—From Fadus the Roman Procurator to Florus
