Miracles were everywhere.
Here's a list
of miracles taked from one page of my copy of
The Jewish War, written
by a fellow named Josephus,
who lived through it.
Josephus
is telling how the war should have been foreseen, because
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"the signs that were
so evident, and did so plainly foretell
their [the Jews] future desolation."
[Jewish War, Josephus, 6.5.288]
He goes on:
"Thus
there was a star resembling
a sword, which stood over the city,
and a comet, that continued a whole year."
[6.5.289]
And
in the Temple, "at the ninth hour of the night of the night a great
light shone round the altar....This light seemed to be
a good sign to the naive, but was so interpreted by the sacred scribes
as to portend the events that followed." [6.5.291-
293]
And,
"also, a heifer, as
she was led by the high priest to be sacrificed,
brought forth a lamb in the midst of the temple."
[6.5.292]
"Moreover,
the eastern gate of the
inner temple. ..was seen to be opened of
its own accord.. This also the vulgar thought a happy
prodigy...but the men of learning understood it." [6.5.293
- 295]
And,
"...chariots and troops
of soldiers in their armor were seen running about among
the clouds. [6.5.298
- 299]
And
"Jesus, son of Ananus...came
to that feast whereon.. everyone makes tabernacles to God in the temple...and
began on a sudden to cry aloud, "A voice from the east, a voice from
the west, a voice from the four winds, a
voice against Jerusalem and the holy house." [6.5.300-
301]
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