We see the Pharisees’ derision for King Herod ... Of course, the necessity of presenting Jesus’ teachings as better than the existing Jewish practices is only mandatory if the show’s ...

(Matthew 23:23-24). Not all Pharisees were oblivious to the merits of Jesus and his teachings. Nicodemus was a prominent Pharisee who sought Jesus out in secret initially to learn more from him ...

That is, teach them also that Jesus had not come ... we have to remember that it's precisely in Matthew's gospel that the Pharisees are Jesus' main opponents throughout his life.

Along a rocky, barren coastline, Jesus begins teaching ... so he and his teachings come to the attention of the Pharisees, the chief priests, and elders. They conspire to have him arrested ...

That is, teach them also that Jesus had not come ... we have to remember that it's precisely in Matthew's gospel that the Pharisees are Jesus' main opponents throughout his life.