e . ▁ ▁In ▁Joseph us ▁ ▁Sh ema iah ▁and ▁Ab t alion ▁may ▁be ▁identical ▁to ▁Same as ▁and ▁Pol l ion ▁who ▁are ▁mentioned ▁by ▁Joseph us . ▁Sh ema iah ▁is ▁named ▁by ▁Joseph us ▁under ▁his ▁Greek ▁name ▁Same as ▁( ). ▁According ▁to ▁Joseph us , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁San hed rin ▁during ▁the ▁transition ▁period ▁between ▁the ▁H asm one an ▁dynast y ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁King ▁Her od ▁the ▁Great . ▁Sh ema iah ▁is ▁described ▁by ▁Joseph us ▁as ▁a ▁dis ci ple ▁of ▁Pol l ion ▁the ▁Ph ar ise e , ▁who , ▁in ▁rabb in ic ▁literature , ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Ab t alion . ▁Her od ▁held ▁both ▁Ab t alion ▁and ▁Sh ema iah ▁in ▁great ▁honour . ▁ ▁Qu otes ▁▁ ▁Love ▁work . ▁H ate ▁[ h aving ▁to ▁assume ] ▁authority . ▁Do ▁not ▁make ▁yourself ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁M ish nah , ▁Av ot ▁ 1 : 1 0 ▁ ▁Joseph us , ▁Ant . ▁x iv - x v ▁ ▁Heinrich ▁Gr ätz , ▁Geschichte ▁i ii . ▁ 1 7 1 - 2 0 7 , ▁and ▁note ▁ 1 6 ▁ ▁Emil ▁Sch ür er , ▁Geschichte ▁i . ▁ 3 4 8 , ▁ 3 4 9 , ▁ 3 9 9 ; ▁ii . ▁ 2 0 2 , ▁ 2 0 5 , ▁ 3 5 5 , ▁ 3 5 8 ▁