PUBLISHED BY PLASKIFTH & CO. No. 254, Market street, Baltimore. THE WORKS OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, the learned and authentic Jewish historian and celebrated warrior, containing twenty books of the Jewish Antiquities, seven books of the Jewish War, and the Life of Josephus, written by himself, translated from the original Greek, according to Havercamp's accurate edition; together with explanatory notes and observations. By the late William Whiston, A. M. from the last London Edition, complete in 1 vol. 8vo. the cheapest edition ever published. "This history is spoken of in the highest terms by men of the greatest learning and the soundest judgment, from its first publication to the present time. BISHOP PORTEUS." The above work is for sale at all the principal Bookstores in the United States, and by country merchants generally, at a very low price. 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In order to render it even more acceptable than the English edition, they have caused to be inserted brief headings to all the chapters, and have incorporated other additions, calculated to increase its utility, and greatly facilitate the researches of the Student of Biblical Literature. Some of these they would briefly particularize before passing to those more general considerations which strongly recommend their work to the preference of the reader. Among them are: The Discourses of the Saviour, arrang ed in Chronological order; The Parables, in the same order; and also the Miracles; A concise Harmony of the Gospels; The Scripture Proper Names, with their significations; A Table of Contents of the Books of the Old and New Testaments; A Table of the Offices and Conditions of Men; Proper Lessons for Public Worship on Sunday Mornings throughout the year; and Tables of Weights and Measures. 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