{"product_id":"9781518325441","title":"An Extract Out Of Josephus's Discourse To The Greeks Concerning Hades","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitus Flavius Josephus (37 – circa 100) was a 1st-century Roman-Jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century AD and the First Jewish–Roman War which resulted in the Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. \u003c\/b\u003eHe has been credited by many as recording some of the earliest history of Jesus Christ outside of the gospels, this being an item of contention among historians. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJosephus’s Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades \u003c\/i\u003eis a short work published in the translation of Josephus by William Whiston. Erroneously attributed to the Jewish historian since at least the 9th century, it is now believed to be (at least in its original form) the work of Hippolytus of Rome. This work describes the author’s views on the afterlife against the prevailing view of the “Greeks” (i.e., the Greco-Romans) of his day. He asserts that “Hades is a place in the world not regularly finished; a \u003ci\u003esubterraneous\u003c\/i\u003e region, wherein the light of this world does not shine; from which circumstance, that in this region the light does not shine, it cannot be but there must be in it perpetual \u003ci\u003edarkness\u003c\/i\u003e. This region is allotted as a place of custody for souls, in which angels are appointed as guardians to them, who distribute to them \u003ci\u003etemporary punishments,\u003c\/i\u003e agreeable to every one’s behavior and manners.” There are many references to the New Testament throughout the “Discourse”.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Palatine Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183354822896,"sku":"9781518325441","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781518325441_p0.jpg?v=1763738841","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781518325441","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}