a legalist and being cut off from Christ. And that's pretty much the take of the New Testament on the Pharisees. It seems that it was this internal dispute among Jesus' followers that produced ...

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CONFLICT IN MATTHEW'S COMMUNITY Now, we have to remember that it's precisely in Matthew's gospel that the Pharisees are Jesus' main opponents throughout his life. Now, in Jesus' own times ...

In Matthew for instance, there are the "Woes on the Pharisees," whereas at the same time we have statements about Jesus coming to fulfill the law. So there seems to be a debate between Matthew and ...

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Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Luke ...