Others, including some of the Pharisees and those who were sometimes called “zealots” (like Simon the Zealot), imagined that the kingdom would come by more conventional means: Sharpen your swords, ...

HOLY Tuesday is a day to remind believers of Jesus Christ's unwavering commitment to his mission, even in the face of betrayal and death. According to the Bible, Holy Tuesday was a day of spiritual ...

After arriving in Jerusalem, Jesus went to the temple to teach. While there, He was approached by the Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians, and teachers of the Law. Each group posed difficult questions, ...

For the first century of its existence, Christianity functioned almost as another sect within Judaism—much like the Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Zealots, Herodians, and Samaritans.

Politically, the Sadducees were like Monarchists: the naturally elite class should govern. The Pharisees thought “governments are established by the consent of the governed”.

Evangelical Republicans today are like certain characters in the Bible in Jesus’ day, the very spiritual, very educated, very rich, very law-abiding and very beautifully clothed Pharisees.

He switched parties from the Pharisees to the Sadducees and embraced Hellenism. The only bright spot in the Hasmonean dynasty was Queen Shlomit Alexandra, the wife of Alexander Janneus.

The Herodians might not be as well-known or spoken about as frequently as the Pharisees or Sadducees, but their presence in the New Testament points to the reality of the spiritual and political ...

After the Pharisees and Herodians failed to ensnare Jesus with their question on paying taxes to Caesar, it is now the turn of the Sadducees to test him. The Sadducees—the priestly aristocracy during ...

Gospel • Mark 12:18-27 After the Pharisees and Herodians failed to ensnare Jesus with their question on paying taxes to Caesar, it is now the turn of the Sadducees to test him. The Sadducees—the ...

He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6: The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.” (Mark 3:1-6) Now, try to choose the hapax.