The Pharisees

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==Characteristics==

[[file:Brooklyn Museum - The Pharisees and the Herodians Conspire Against Jesus (Les pharisiens et les hérodiens conspirent contre Jésus) - James Tissot - overall.jpg |thumb| 250px | ''The Pharisees and the Herodians Conspire Against Jesus'' by James Tissot, 1886–1894]]

In Jewish society during Jesus’ time, the Pharisees held the most significant sway over the public.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%205%3A34&version=NET Acts 5:34 sn], ''BibleGateway''</ref> Unlike the Sadducees, who were led by high priests and an aristocratic class centered on the [[temple]], the Pharisees, mainly consisting of the Jewish middle class, expanded their influence through public support, being facilitated by their organization around [[Synagogue|synagogues]].

In Jewish society during Jesus’ time, the Pharisees held the most significant sway over the public.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%205%3A34&version=NET Acts 5:34 (NET)], ''BibleGateway''</ref> Unlike the Sadducees, who were led by high priests and an aristocratic class centered on the [[temple]], the Pharisees, mainly consisting of the Jewish middle class, expanded their influence through public support, being facilitated by their organization around [[Synagogue|synagogues]].

* '''Legalists Obsessed With a Sense of Privilege'''

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 ==Characteristics==
 [[file:Brooklyn Museum - The Pharisees and the Herodians Conspire Against Jesus (Les pharisiens et les hérodiens conspirent contre Jésus) - James Tissot - overall.jpg |thumb| 250px | ''The Pharisees and the Herodians Conspire Against Jesus'' by James Tissot, 1886–1894]]
-In Jewish society during Jesus’ time, the Pharisees held the most significant sway over the public.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%205%3A34&version=NET Acts 5:34 sn], ''BibleGateway''</ref> Unlike the Sadducees, who were led by high priests and an aristocratic class centered on the [[temple]], the Pharisees, mainly consisting of the Jewish middle class, expanded their influence through public support, being facilitated by their organization around [[Synagogue|synagogues]].
+In Jewish society during Jesus’ time, the Pharisees held the most significant sway over the public.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%205%3A34&version=NET Acts 5:34 (NET)], ''BibleGateway''</ref> Unlike the Sadducees, who were led by high priests and an aristocratic class centered on the [[temple]], the Pharisees, mainly consisting of the Jewish middle class, expanded their influence through public support, being facilitated by their organization around [[Synagogue|synagogues]].
 * '''Legalists Obsessed With a Sense of Privilege'''

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