BYU Studies Quarterly
Article Title
Keywords
Mormon studies, Josephus, Jewish War, casting lots
Abstract
After the men had chosen by lot ten of their number who would be their butchers, and when they had laid down beside and thrown their arms around their wives and children who lay waiting, they offered themselves up for the slaughter. —Josephus, Jewish War 7.395 (author's translation)
Recommended Citation
Huntsman, Eric D.
(1996)
"And They Cast Lots: Divination, Democracy, and Josephus,"
BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 36:
Iss.
3, Article 26.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol36/iss3/26