c. AD 94

J. AJ 20.213

The Antiquities of the Jews 20.213

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Antiquities of the Jews

20.213

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

213And now Jesus, the son of Gamaliel, became the successor of Jesus, the son of Damneus, in the high priesthood, which the king had taken from the other; on which account a sedition arose between the high priests, with regard to one another; for they got together bodies of the boldest sort of the people, and frequently came, from reproaches, to throwing of stones at each other. But Ananias was too hard for the rest, by his riches, which enabled him to gain those that were most ready to receive.