Fate and Free Will in the Jewish Philosophies according to Josephus
- 5 October 1929
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Harvard Theological Review
- Vol. 22 (4) , 371-389
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0017816000000043
Abstract
In the thirteenth book of his Ancient History of the Jews, Josephus relates (Ant. xiii. 1–5) the doings and fortunes of Jonathan, the brother of Judas Maccabaeus and after the death of Judas (161 B.C.) the leader of the rebellious Jews in their struggle with the Syrian rulers. In the sequel of Jonathan's embassies to Rome and Sparta, and not long before he fell into the hands of Tryphon and was put to death, we read (Ant. xiii. 5, 9): About this time there were three philosophical schools (αἱρέσɛις) among the Jews, which entertained different opinions about human affairs. One of them was called that of the Pharisees, one of the Sadducees, and the third of the Essenes.Keywords
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