What did the pharisees believe in?

Answer 1

You should be aware that the word "pharisees" is a mispronunciation from non-religious sources. It refers to the Perushim, which is another name for the Sages, who were the ones who taught and handed down the traditions of the written and oral Torah (Torah-commentary). The 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 Talmud (Sotah 22B) with several caricatures. They strongly denounced the pious man who cared more for his own purity than for human life; for the young woman who is too zealous in her devotions; the widow who showed off her religious observance; and self-appointed disciples who attempted to render Torah-rulings but 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.

Answer 2

The Pharisees were common people (as opposed to priests, or aristocrats) who believed that there was an oral law that God gave to Moses, along with the written law.

The Pharisees believed that God also gave Moses the knowledge of what these laws meant and how they should be applied. This oral tradition was written down roughly three centuries later, and are known as the Talmud.

The Pharisees also believed that an afterlife existed and that God punished the wicked and rewarded the righteous in the world to come.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

The pharisees believed in life after death, angels, spirits and the like. The Sadducees did not.

Acts 23:6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both

Answer 5

while the Sadducee's denied the Resurrection of Jesus Christ the Pharisees accepted it.

so they kind of believe in the same thing as Christians but with a few differences in ... (i lack in words) traditions and different practices.

ill come back and edit this when i have the correct word.

Answer 6

The same as Orthodox Judaism today:

1. God exists, and is the Creator

2. God is One and unique

3. God is not physical

4. God is eternal

5. Prayer is to be directed only to God

6. The words of the prophets are true

7. The prophecies of Moses are true; he was the greatest prophet

8. The Torah was given to Moses

9. There will be no other Torah

10. God knows the thoughts and deeds of all

11. God rewards the good and punishes the wicked

12. The Messiah will come

13. The dead will be resurrected