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Flavius Josephus ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS Foreword by Mikael Knighton: Flavius Josephus is widely regarded as one of the most influential historians in all of Jewish history. Born in 37 A.D. in Jerusalem, Josephus became a scholar of Jewish law and studies routinely with the Sadducees and Essenes of the time. However, Josephus would eventually align himself with the Pharisees as the chief, scholarly entity in all of Judea and Samaria. At the age of 25, Josephus travelled to Rome in an attempt to free several, imprisoned high priests. He accomplished this with the help of the wife of Nero, whose name was Poppaea. Upon accomplishing his objective, Josephus would return to Jerusalem only to discover the entire country in the throws of a revolt in 65 A.D.
The Wars of the Jews or The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem Written by Flavius Josephus
"The people who are interviewed in this book live on Kibbutz Gesher Haziv in the Western Galilee of Israel, as does the author. This kibbutz is just a few kilometers south of the Lebanese border. There is a beautiful beach not far away, and the valley around the kibbutz holds fields of wheat as well as groves of banana, avocado, and persimmon trees. On a normal day you would think you had found the Garden of Eden. But, during the Second Lebanon War, which lasted just 33 days, dozen of katyusha rockets rained down on Kibbutz Gesher Haziv. The families refused to move and exemplified the unwavering spirit of the Israeli people as they faced an unceasing barrage of missiles. The author’s daily diary, and her interviews with the stalwarts who stayed in the kibbutz during these fearful days, gives us an awe-inspiring glimpse of the unwavering spirit of the Israeli people as they faced an unstoppable barrage of missiles. It goes beyond the war, into the days after the cease fire and the rebuilding of the homes and lives of the members of this border kibbutz."
"This is an even-paced, detailed, deliberate account of a sincere New Englander's move to Israel in 1990, where he enlists as a paratrooper just before the beginning of the Gulf War. Despite his weak grasp of Hebrew, Harmon graduates from basic training and soon finds himself guarding the country's borders and volunteering for raids against known and suspected terrorists. Throughout his service in the West Bank and Lebanon, he maintains a measured tone sympathetic to the hardships of neighboring Palestinians, even as he's called back from civilian life following an upswing in violence. For such a strictly chronological account-not merely day-to-day but at times moment-to-moment-Harmon's work is surprisingly captivating. Though he isn't always able to distinguish between pertinent and expendable information, Harmon's voice is so consistent and genuine that it's impossible not to identify with his steadfast journey. An illuminating account of a much-covered conflict, this is a memoir for anyone who wants a look behind the daily headlines."                                         - Publishers Weekly