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| Title: Der Gründer der Pharisäergenossenschaft. Der Makkabäer Simon Secondary Title: Journal for the Study of Judaism Volume: 9 Pages: 153-191 Type: Journal Article Year: 1978 Abstract: "The opponent whom the Qumran community called the man of Lies was Simon the Maccabee. He founded the Pharisaic movement as an indirect means of combating the claims of the Qumran group. This hypothesis not only makes intelligible the many historical allusions to Simon in the Qumran scrolls, but also corresponds to what is known from 1 Maccabees and Josephus about Simon's clearheaded political realism, versatile diplomacy, geopolitical foresight, military intelligence, clever strategy skill in fortification, demagoguery, manipulation of the Torah in the interest of the state, and dynastic ambition". - D.J.H. Keywords: Jewish History: Hasmonean / Maccabean Era |