Simon ben Boethos

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Simon ben Boethos was a high priest at the Jerusalem temple. He officiated from about 24/22 BC. BC to 5 BC Chr.

Simon came from a respected family of priests who lived in Jerusalem; his father Boethos, however, came from Alexandria . According to Josephus, Simon was appointed high priest by Herod in order to qualify him as a father-in-law by raising his status. Herod intended to take his daughter Mariamne as his wife.

Simon's long term in office coincides with the construction of the Herodian Temple , an achievement that Josephus hides.

literature

  • Oliver Gußmann: The priestly understanding of Flavius ​​Josephus . Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-16-149562-5 .
  • E. Mary Smallwood: High Priests and Politics in Roman Palestine . In: The Journal of Theological Studies , New Series, 13/1 (April 1962), pp. 14-34.
  • James C. VanderKam: From Joshua to Caiaphas: High Priests After the Exile . Fortress Press, Minneapolis 2004, ISBN 0-8006-2617-6 . Pp. 406-409.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Flavius ​​Josephus : Jüdische Antiquities 15, 320–322.
  2. ↑ Oliver Gußmann: The understanding of the priests of Flavius ​​Josephus , Tübingen 2008, p. 63.
personal data
SURNAME Simon ben Boethos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION High Priest in Jerusalem Temple
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH after 5 BC Chr.