The Jewish population of Judea and Galilee was divided into three religious groups, two major and one minor. The largest group by numbers were the Pharisees but they were not a majority.

13) condemns the Pharisees because they “shut off the kingdom of heaven ... For example, Tyre minted the Temple Shekel for the Herodians (which we will see was important tool of economic extraction ...

Absolutely. There are two remarkable stories showing how Jesus cared for all types of people. The religious folks called the Pharisees in the time of Jesus were offended, because in their view God ...