Josephus Essential Works

[DanSSwing]

Can anyone recommend (or not) "Josephus: The Essential Works" ed. by Paul Maier? I'd love to get the charts and maps, which I find extremely helpful for pretty much any history written before 1900 but, as a partial preterist, neither do I want to lose any important details from "Wars of the Jews" in particular. Thanks.

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[arapahoepark]

Is it abridged? If not then you shouldn't lose anything.

 

[alexanderjames]

I have it, it's a well produced book. It is abridged - I figured I was never going to read all of Josephus anyway.
I believe @RamistThomist has reviewed it.

 

[alexanderjames]

Josephus: The Essential Writings (ed. Maier)

Maier, Paul. L. trans. Josephus: The Essential Writings. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 1988. This is a condensed version of Antiquities and The Jewish War. What it lacks at times in thoroughness, it makes up for with Maier’s excellent comments and illustrations. To be honest, Josephus can be...

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[RamistThomist]

The main abridgements come from Josephus's earlier book, retelling the history of the Old Testament. You don't lose anything in the Wars of the Jews.

 

[Phil D.]

In my experience, pretty much anything by Paul Maier is a worthwhile read.