Morton Smith on the Pharisees in Josephus
A theory proposed by Morton Smith holds that before the first Jewish revolt against Rome, the Pharisees were an obscure group, and only after the revolt did they emerge as influential leaders. For Smith, this situation is reflected in the writings of Josephus. According to Smith, in "War"...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1993
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| In: |
The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 1993, Volume: 84, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-41 |
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| Summary: | A theory proposed by Morton Smith holds that before the first Jewish revolt against Rome, the Pharisees were an obscure group, and only after the revolt did they emerge as influential leaders. For Smith, this situation is reflected in the writings of Josephus. According to Smith, in "War" (written in the 70's) the Pharisees are a small group with no influence, but in "Antiquities" (written in the 90's) the popularity and power of the Pharisees are repeatedly emphasized as Josephus seeks to convince the Roman leadership to support them. The present study is intended to show that this reading of Josephus distorts the representations of the Pharisees in "War" and "Antiquities", and envisions a methodology for Josephus which is suspect. |
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| ISSN: | 1553-0604 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Jewish quarterly review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1454698 |
