Excerpt from The Jewish War of Flavius Josephus: And His Autobiography In bringing, as it will be his duty to bring, various passages to the test of modern criticism, and in dealing with the affirmations of his author by the aid of palpable proofs, such as are so amply furnished by recent researches in Palestine, he hopes to perform his part with an equanimity as entire as if the writings of Josephus did not stand related, even in the most remote manner, to the documents of our faith as Christians. For, if it be true that the testimony of Josephus is indeed available in cor roboration of that faith, it can be so only when it -is adduced in a spirit of fearless integrity. Or, if it be not so available, those who well know on what ground they accept the Gospel as true, will see any such imagined advan tage torn away from the mass of evidence, without regret or apprehension. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.