Russell, you ignored some of the evidence I provided that pesher texts can be and have been interpreted differently than your prefered way, and, Russell, much of what you have written online recently is simply false. For now, I'll provide one more example, only one, because you do not appear to be listening.
Russell, you wrote today that "... all ancient sources
critical of Jannaeus, both Jewish and Graeco-Roman, raise the accusation that he tyrannically seized the office of king."
But Josephus War i.4.3 (88-89) and Antiquities 13.13.5 (372-4) and m. Sukkah 4:9
contain complaints against Jannaeus that do not mention his king claim. best, Stephen Goranson http://www.duke.edu/~goranson _______________________________________________ g-Megillot mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.McMaster.CA/mailman/listinfo/g-megillot
