The Antiquities of the Jews

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Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

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Assorted References

discussed in biography
- In Flavius Josephus: Josephus as historian.
illustration by Fouquet
- In Jean Fouquet
place in Hellenistic Judaism
- In Judaism: Palestinian literature
work of Hegesippus
- In Hegesippus

commentary on

Jesus
- In Jesus: Sources for the life of Jesus
John the Baptist
- In St. John the Baptist: Sources of information about John
tax farming
- In Palestine: The Ptolemies

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Internet Archive - "Antiquities Of The Jews".	Emily Rodriguez	Jan 31, 2018
	Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "Antiquities Of The Jews".	Gloria Lotha	Jan 11, 2016
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998