Project Gutenberg 2001-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 269 Josephus, Flavius 37 Josephus, Titus Flavius Whiston, William 1667 1752 An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades Produced by David Reed, and David Widger "An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades" by Flavius Josephus is a historical and theological discourse written in the early centuries of the Common Era. This work discusses the nature of Hades, the afterlife, and the fates of souls based on their earthly lives. Josephus, a first-century Jewish historian, aims to clarify these concepts to a Greek audience, addressing their philosophical ideas about the soul and the afterlife. In this extract, Josephus elaborates on Hades as a place for the souls of both the righteous and the unrighteous, describing it as a subterranean region of darkness and confinement. He contrasts the experiences of the just, who are led to a place of light and joy called "The Bosom of Abraham," with the unjust, who face punishment and despair. Josephus emphasizes the belief in the resurrection of the body, arguing against Greek philosophical notions of the immortality of the soul without bodily resurrection. Ultimately, he asserts that all will face divine judgment, leading to eternal reward for the just and eternal punishment for the unjust, while encouraging the Greeks to embrace faith in God to share in the promised eternal happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 35.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Jews -- History Jews -- Antiquities DS Text Judaism Category: History - Ancient Category: Religion/Spirituality 38925 2025-08-02T04:31:50.864547 text/html 33913 2016-08-15T14:21:38 text/html 109932 2025-08-02T04:31:56.396522 application/epub+zip 108598 2025-08-02T04:31:54.268518 application/epub+zip 66929 2025-08-02T04:31:53.023523 application/epub+zip 303593 2025-08-02T04:31:57.866491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297132 2025-08-02T04:31:55.664538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252661 2022-09-02T06:16:48.249889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31504 2025-08-02T04:31:50.624546 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31340 2016-08-15T14:21:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19206 2025-08-02T04:31:58.002503 application/rdf+xml 24112 2025-08-02T04:31:53.528516 image/jpeg 4536 2025-08-02T04:31:53.272563 image/jpeg 12569 2016-08-15T14:21:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 11817 2016-08-15T14:21:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 110276 2025-08-02T04:31:50.869549 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia