c. AD 94

J. AJ 18.18

The Antiquities of the Jews 18.18

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Antiquities of the Jews

18.18

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

185. The doctrine of the Essenes is this: That all things are best ascribed to God. They teach the immortality of souls, and esteem that the rewards of righteousness are to be earnestly striven for;