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| Title: Morton Smith on the Pharisees in Josephus Pages: 29-41 Type: Generic Year: 1993/1994 Abstract: "SJ 27 (1996), 205: Après avoir présenté la théorie de M. Smith sur la présentation des Pharisiens que fait Josèphe dans Bell et dans Ant, W. conclut que ni le pro-phariseisme de Bell ni l'anti-phariseimse de Ant peuvent être considéré comme prouvés. - 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 they did 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 the90' 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." Keywords: Groups and Religious Movements in Palestinian Judaism |