Mitchell waded into the topic of race in policing while preaching on a passage in the Book of Matthew that details how the Pharisees and the Herodians worked to trap Jesus by asking him whether it ...

Later, in an oft-quoted verse, Jesus affirmed it is possible to meet other tax obligations and serve God, when responding to the Pharisees and Herodians about the payment of the imperial tax ...

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.

Taxes were a contentious issue, symbolizing financial obligations and subjugation to an oppressive regime. The Pharisees and Herodians sought to trap Jesus by asking, "Is it lawful to pay taxes to ...

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 ...

This was a subversion, a deviation from the expected patterns of normal action. When Pharisees and Herodians (Mark 12:13-17) tried to entrap Jesus, he replied “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar ...

After the Pharisees and Herodians unleash their nefarious trap on him, or attempt to, the Son of God says to them, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?” Especially to snakes that attempted ...

He introduces Yussif to different factions, such as the Hellenized Herodians (who advocate for more compromise from the Jews), the Pharisees of Hillel (who follow a more lenient interpretation of ...

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 ...