"The Jewish brethren in Jerusalem and those in the land of Judea,"

"While the holy city was inhabited in unbroken peace and the laws were very well observed because of the piety of the …"

"Elea′zar, one of the scribes in high position, a man now advanced in age and of noble presence, was being forced to o…"

"When he was about to die under the blows, he groaned aloud and said: “It is clear to the Lord in his holy knowledge t…"

"“For they trust to arms and acts of daring,” he said, “but we trust in the Almighty God, who is able with a single no…"

"The thrice-accursed Nica′nor, who had brought the thousand merchants to buy the Jews, having been humbled with the he…"

"Thus he who had just been thinking that he could command the waves of the sea, in his superhuman arrogance, and imagi…"

"So the murderer and blasphemer, having endured the most intense suffering, such as he had inflicted on others, came t…"

"Ptol′emy, who was called Macron, took the lead in showing justice to the Jews because of the wrong that had been done…"

"And some men of Joppa did so ungodly a deed as this: they invited the Jews who lived among them to embark, with their…"