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| Title: The Pharisees in Judaism Prior to A.D. 70 Secondary Title: Andrews University Seminar Studies Volume: 29 Pages: 127-137 Type: Journal Article Year: 1991 Abstract: "The picture of the Pharisees as being "on the seat of Moses" (Mt 23:2) [see § 35-147] and having influence among the common people is quite plausible in light of what we can reasonably piece together regarding the role and activities of the Pharisees in Judaism prior to A.D. 70. An examination of Josephus, Paul, and the Gospels supports the view that the Pharisees were the kind of real historical opponents depicted in Mt 23 and not simply anachronistic representatives of a later "synagogue across the street" at the time Mt was written". - C.R.M.
"The evidence from Josephus and the NT supports Rivkins's view that the Pharisees of the period prior to 70 CE were a people's party. They were active in religious and political life of Judaims and in all likelihood not a kind of separatist purity sect". Keywords: Groups and Religious Movements in Palestinian Judaism |