The Pharisees, like most Jews in that period, hoped for the kingdom to be restored by a messiah who bore godlike qualities. The Pharisees may have disputed and rejected Jesus’ self-identification as ...

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

The Pharisees actually seemed to be pretty good at the smaller details of God’s law, such as tithing. Yet despite this, they missed the most important things: They neglected justice, mercy, and ...

Yet, in Mark's Gospel, "when the Pharisees ask Jesus why His followers do not obey the laws on handwashing, Jesus rebukes them and says their hearts are far from God," he said.

The Pharisees in Jesus’s day are no different to modern day Pharisees who are quick to point out people’s sin and demand they live disciplined and holy lives. Keep Reading.

The Pharisees were one of several Jewish sects in the first century. They were the interpreter class, who paid particular attention to matters of ritual purity.

The Pharisees hold a unique place in the Gospels as critics of Jesus and his teachings. Their name means “separation,” and they held themselves apart as models of perfection in the law.