Editing Josephus (section)

=== Evaluation as a military commander ===
Author Joseph Raymond calls Josephus "the Jewish [[Benedict Arnold]]" for betraying his own troops at Jotapata,{{sfn|Raymond|2010|p=222}} while historian [[E. Mary Smallwood|Mary Smallwood]], in the introduction to the translation of ''The Jewish War'' by [[G. A. Williamson]], writes:{{blockquote|[Josephus] was conceited, not only about his own learning, but also about the opinions held of him as commander both by the Galileans and by the Romans; he was guilty of shocking duplicity at Jotapata, saving himself by sacrifice of his companions; he was too naive to see how he stood condemned out of his own mouth for his conduct, and yet no words were too harsh when he was blackening his opponents; and after landing, however involuntarily, in the Roman camp, he turned his captivity to his own advantage, and benefited for the rest of his days from his change of side.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Josephus |first=Flavius |url=https://archive.org/details/jewishwaranewtr01josegoog |title=The Jewish War |date=1981 |publisher=Penguin |others=Introduction by E.&nbsp;Mary Smallwood |location=New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/jewishwaranewtr01josegoog/page/n48 24] |translator-last=Williamson |translator-first=G.&nbsp;A. |translator-link=G. A. Williamson}}</ref>}}