The Genuine and Complete Works of Flavius Josephus, The Celebrated Warlike, Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian…To Which Will Now Be First Added, A Continuation of the History of the Jews, From Josephus Down to the Present Time, Including a Period of More Than 1700 Years.

MAYNARD, George Henry. Illustrated by the Rev. Edward Kimpton.

Item Number: 122088

London: Printed by J. Cooke, c. 1790.

Rare late 18th century printing of Maynard’s Josephus. Folio, bound in full calf with gilt ruling to the spine in seven compartments within raised bands, burgundy morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, illustrated with 60 plates by Kimpton including frontispiece, 3 plates after William Blake, folding plan of the City of Jerusalem. In very good condition. A very clean copy of this monumental work.

First-century Romano-Jewish historian Titus Flavius Josephus works provide valuable insight into first century Judaism and the background of Early Christianity and remain the chief source, next to the Holy Bible, for the history and antiquity of ancient Palestine, providing a significant and independent extra-Biblical account of such figures as Pontius Pilate, Herod the Great, John the Baptist, and Jesus of Nazareth. His works also provide crucial information about the First Jewish-Roman War and represent important literary source material for understanding the context of the Dead Sea Scrolls and late Temple Judaism.