Josephus Quotes

“Some of the Jews felt that the destruction of Herod’s army came from God as a punishment for what Herod had done to John the Baptist. He had been a good man who had taught the people to live righteously and to be good to one another. They were to be baptized in water as a purification of the body – not for forgiveness of sins but as a symbol showing that the soul had been purified by righteousness. He grew great crowds, and Herod feared that the people might rebel since they were ready to follow whatever he said. John was sent to prison in the castle in Macherus and he died there.”
― Miriam Maranzenboim, Josephus: The History of the Jews Condensed in Simple English