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Jewish Encyclopedia
Contains more than 15,000 entries.

The Works of Flavius Josephus
An important Jewish historian from the late first century. This site contains translations of his:
- Wars of the Jews
- Antiquities of the Jews
- Autobiography
- Concerning Hades
- Against Apion

Another set of Josephus translations can be found here (this page loads oddly - be sure to page down to find the resource). For good introductions:
- Flavius Josephus
- Josephus' Writings and their Relation to the New Testament
- Resources for the Study of Josephus
- New Resources for the Study of Josephus (By Joseph Sievers of Pontifical Biblical Institute; .pdf files, requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

These studies are also helpful:
- The Credibility of Josephus
- What Josephus Says about the Essenes in the Judean War
- A Synopsis of Portions of War, Antiquities, and 1-2 Maccabees: Problems and Results (By Joseph Sievers of Pontifical Biblical Institute; .pdf files, requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader.)
- Rearrangement of Pentateuchal Material in Josephus? Antiquities, Books 1-4

Philo of Alexandria Page
An influential Jewish interpreter of Scripture and contemporary of Jesus, living in Alexandria, Egypt. This site includes translations, quotes and introductory articles. For a good overview of his life and work:
- Philo Judaeus  (from Catholic Encyclopedia)

 The Works of Philo
For good examples of Philo's philosophy and allegory.