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If this is in reference to the Roman Period: The Pharisees were a populist movement, therefore they catered to the interests of the Jewish people. They opposed the Sadducees who represented elite interests and the Priestly class in general. Smaller movements like the Essenes were littered about, but the Pharisees were the most popular because they covered a large base.
If this is in reference to anything after the Roman Period: The Jewish people ARE the Pharisees and Pharisaic Traditions. So the question at this point is more along the lines of "Why do the Jewish people like their own take on religion?" which is a nonsensical question. (If you didn't like your take on religion, you would change it.)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe negative aspects of the Pharisees have been stressed, but they did have their good points:
-They believed the Scriptures were the written words of God;
-They them literally;
-They were incredibly zealous toward God;
-they upheld the Law of God to the utmost degree,
-They were as righteous and law-abiding as far as it is possible to be.
-They believed in resurrection and life after death;
The Pharisees believed that HaShem gave the Jews both a written and an oral Torah, both of which were equally binding and both of which were open to interpretation by rabbis. Pharisees were devoted to the study of Torah and the education of all people, regardless of status in society.
The Pharisees detested hypocrisy and actively sought it out and criticized it whenever they encountered it. Examples of this hatred of hypocrisy can be found in the Gemara in Sotah 22B with several caricatures. They strongly denounce the pious man who cared more for his own purity than for human life; for the young woman who's overly zealous in her devotions; the widow who showed of her religious observance; and to the self-appointed Torah decisors who lacked the knowledge and qualifications to do the job.
The Pharisees were the only movement to survive the destruction of the Second Temple and were the ancestors of modern Judaism.
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∙ 11y agoYes, the Pharisees were primarily made up of the Rabbis and the masses so they were very popular. They worked to educate all Jews regardless of status.
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What are the basic purposes of the pharisees?
The pharisees were people who enforced and taught the Jewish law, or the law of God. The problem with the pharisees were that they made up their own law that coincided with God's law, but these laws were their own interpretations of the Law, not the actual law itself.
What influence did the pharisees have on the Jews?
The word "Pharisees," which is based on a Greek misspelling used by Josephus, doesn't convey the meaning which it should. It actually refers to the Sages of the Talmud. (The Hebrew word "p'rushim," to which he referred, means people of temperance; the opposite of epicurean.)Josephus talks of three groups among the Jews in late Second-Temple times: Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes. This may convey the mistaken impression that the Pharisees were just one "sect" among others, when in fact Josephus himself admits that the Pharisees (Torah-sages) with their disciples constituted the majority of the Jewish people.Although the Christian Testament portrays them poorly, in fact the Pharisees were very egalitarian. They believed that all men were created in God's image and that all had the same rights, and the same right to an education, etc. They were devoted to the study and teaching of Torah and the education of all people, regardless of status in society. They detested hypocrisy and actively sought it out and criticized it whenever they encountered it. The Pharisees were the only movement to survive the destruction of the Second Temple and were the ancestors of modern Judaism.Our traditional Jewish beliefs today, including the afterlife and the resurrection, are traditions continuing from the Prophets and the Sages of the Talmud ("Pharisees").The Sadducees were men of politics who had little interest in Torah. They had abandoned various parts of Judaism; and they claimed no earlier source (tradition) for their attitudes. They harassed the Torah-sages; and, like the miniscule breakaway group called Essenes, disappeared at the time of the Second Destruction, just as the earlier Jewish idolaters had disappeared at the time of the First Destruction.
Where do Jewish people go?
To lots of places. Jews are people just like you. They have families, jobs, and social lives. They are not different from other people, they just believe in different things. P.S. You are just insulting to Jewish people!
Why did Hitler hated the people he killed so much?
He didn't like the people he killed because the people he killed were Jewish
How did the gestapo kidnap Jewish people?
The Gestapo did not kidnap Jewish people, they were rarely involved in Jewish affairs.
What is pharises?
You might mean pharisees which is a social movement among Jewish people
Which religious groups were against Jesus in his time?
The Sadducees opposed Jesus, they were the Temple , priestly group. He was also opposed by some of the Pharisees who were the faction which represented the Lay folk.
How did they discrominate Jesus and why?
The Pharisees (religious leaders of the Jews at the time) did not like Jesus for many reasons:They thought that what he was saying was blasphemousThey were scared that he would start a rebellion against the Romans (If the Jewish people rebelled, the Romans would blame the Pharisees for the uprising and kill them)
What are the basic purposes of the pharisees?
The pharisees were people who enforced and taught the Jewish law, or the law of God. The problem with the pharisees were that they made up their own law that coincided with God's law, but these laws were their own interpretations of the Law, not the actual law itself.
Did the Jewish people like the pharisees?
Yes.If this is in reference to the Roman Period: The Pharisees were a populist movement, therefore they catered to the interests of the Jewish people. They opposed the Sadducees who represented elite interests and the Priestly class in general. Smaller movements like the Essenes were littered about, but the Pharisees were the most popular because they covered a large base.If this is in reference to anything after the Roman Period: The Jewish people ARE the Pharisees and Pharisaic Traditions. So the question at this point is more along the lines of "Do the Jewish people like their own take on religion?" which is a nonsensical question. (If you didn't like your take on religion, you would change it.)Answer:Yes. The Jewish group that concentrated on the study, teaching and application of the Torah in every century was and is the Torah-sages and their many disciples, from Abraham down to today. The word "Pharisees," which is based on a Greek misspelling used by Josephus, doesn't convey the meaning which it should. It actually refers to the Sages of the Talmud. (The Hebrew word "p'rushim," to which he referred, means people of temperance; the opposite of epicurean.) People get the mistaken impression from Josephus that the Pharisees were just a "sect" among others, when in fact Josephus himself admits that they with their disciples constituted the majority of the Jewish people.Although the Christian Testament portrays them poorly, in fact the Pharisees were very egalitarian. They believed that all men were equal and that all had the same rights, and the same right to an education, etc. They were devoted to the study of Torah and the education of all people, regardless of status in society. They detested hypocrisy and actively sought it out and criticized it whenever they encountered it. The Pharisees were the only movement to survive the destruction of the Second Temple and were the ancestors of modern Judaism.Our traditional Jewish beliefs today, including the afterlife and the resurrection, are traditions continuing from the Prophets and the Sages of the Talmud ("Pharisees").The Sadducees, who abandoned various parts of Judaism, claimed no earlier source for their attitudes; and they (like the miniscule group called Essenes) disappeared at the time of the Second Destruction, just like the earlier Jewish idolaters had disappeared at the time of the First Destruction.
What is the name of an ancient Jewish sect?
Some of the ancient (and best known) Jewish sects were: Pharisees (ancestors of modern Judaism) Sarducees (extinct) Essenes (extinct)
Who mocked Jesus laughed at him?
Simply his enemies mostly the Jewish people,Pharisees and Sadducees had always scorn Jesus before his passion and after his death.
What were the Pharisees like?
The so-called Pharisees are actually identical to the Jewish Torah-sages of that era (2000 years ago). They were the ones who studied and transmitted the Torah-traditions. They have gotten a negative spin because of one or another incident reported in non-Jewish chronicles, but in Jewish tradition they are the classical source of Torah-commentary.
Who influence the accusation of Jesus?
The Pharisees which were Jewish religious leaders
What is the difference between Jews and Saduccees?
The Sadducees were Jewish. They did not believe in the authority of the Oral Torah. Eventually they degenerated into a group of thugs who attacked the Pharisees whenever possible. The Pharisees, needless to say, didn't like that much.
What Jewish sect most frequently named in the New Testament?
Pharisees
What Jewish sect is most frequently named in the new testament?
Pharisees
