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Title: An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades
Note: Reading ease score: 35.9 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by David Reed, and David Widger
Summary: "An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades" by Flavius Josephus is a historical and theological discourse written in the early centuries of the Common Era. This work discusses the nature of Hades, the afterlife, and the fates of souls based on their earthly lives. Josephus, a first-century Jewish historian, aims to clarify these concepts to a Greek audience, addressing their philosophical ideas about the soul and the afterlife. In this extract, Josephus elaborates on Hades as a place for the souls of both the righteous and the unrighteous, describing it as a subterranean region of darkness and confinement. He contrasts the experiences of the just, who are led to a place of light and joy called "The Bosom of Abraham," with the unjust, who face punishment and despair. Josephus emphasizes the belief in the resurrection of the body, arguing against Greek philosophical notions of the immortality of the soul without bodily resurrection. Ultimately, he asserts that all will face divine judgment, leading to eternal reward for the just and eternal punishment for the unjust, while encouraging the Greeks to embrace faith in God to share in the promised eternal happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Josephus, Flavius, 38?-100?
Translator: Whiston, William, 1667-1752
EBook No.: 2847
Published: Oct 1, 2001
Downloads: 174
Language: English
Subject: Jews -- History
Subject: Jews -- Antiquities
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades
Note: Reading ease score: 35.9 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by David Reed, and David Widger
Summary: "An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades" by Flavius Josephus is a historical and theological discourse written in the early centuries of the Common Era. This work discusses the nature of Hades, the afterlife, and the fates of souls based on their earthly lives. Josephus, a first-century Jewish historian, aims to clarify these concepts to a Greek audience, addressing their philosophical ideas about the soul and the afterlife. In this extract, Josephus elaborates on Hades as a place for the souls of both the righteous and the unrighteous, describing it as a subterranean region of darkness and confinement. He contrasts the experiences of the just, who are led to a place of light and joy called "The Bosom of Abraham," with the unjust, who face punishment and despair. Josephus emphasizes the belief in the resurrection of the body, arguing against Greek philosophical notions of the immortality of the soul without bodily resurrection. Ultimately, he asserts that all will face divine judgment, leading to eternal reward for the just and eternal punishment for the unjust, while encouraging the Greeks to embrace faith in God to share in the promised eternal happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Josephus, Flavius, 38?-100?
Translator: Whiston, William, 1667-1752
EBook No.: 2847
Published: Oct 1, 2001
Downloads: 174
Language: English
Subject: Jews -- History
Subject: Jews -- Antiquities
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.