The Pharisees: Difference between revisions
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[[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]] | [[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 (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]]. | 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 [[The Synagogue|synagogues]]. | ||
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*[[Scribes in the Bible]] | *[[Scribes in the Bible]] | ||
*[[Synagogue]] | *[[The Synagogue]] | ||
*[[Sanhedrin]] | *[[Sanhedrin]] | ||