The Pharisees were one of several Jewish sects during the first century, the time of Jesus. They also include the rabbis of the Talmud and the creators of Rabbinic Judaism, the ideological ...

You see, most of the outcasts of society knew they were sinners, but not so with the Pharisees who wrongly assumed they were models of righteousness. In reality, their hearts were a total mess!

They clearly are seen as the opponents of Jesus and "the bad guys." Who the Pharisees really were is a different question entirely, once we get past the Jewish polemic, the anti-Pharisee polemic ...

They were Jews who worked for the Romans ... think they are very righteous and look down on others – that is, the Pharisees. Jews had to pray three times a day and people would go to the ...

These communities were led by Pharisees, rabbis who assumed leadership of the Jewish people in the aftermath of the destruction of Jerusalem. Matthew is at pains to place his community squarely ...

David and his companions ate the bread reserved for the priests because they were hungry. Jesus uses this example as the Pharisees would not criticise or question the actions of their greatest king.

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, ‘What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?’ ‘The son ...