c. AD 77

J. BJ 2.586

The Wars of the Jews 2.586

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

2.586

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

586He was a ready liar, and yet very sharp in gaining credit to his fictions: he thought it a point of virtue to delude people, and would delude even such as were the dearest to him.