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AnswerThe Pharisees became influential during the reign of the Hasmoneans, as earlier Jewish sects gave way under political pressure to newer ones. They gained considerable power under Queen Alexandra. The name Pharisee is sometimes thought to be a corruption of 'Farsi', the name of the early Persians, because the Pharisees were more amenable to Zoroastrian theological teachings than were the Sadducees.
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Who is the Jesus according to the pharisees?

The pharisees believed the messiah had not come.


What is the singular possessive and plural for pharisee?

The singular possessive form of "pharisee" is "pharisee's," and the plural form is "pharisees'."


How did they discrominate Jesus and why?

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Did the pharisees believe in miracles?

Yes. The "Pharisees" is a term which actually refers to the Torah-Sages.


How did Jesus feel about the Pharisees?

Jesus appears to have felt considerable kinship with the Pharisees. He spent long hours in synagogues that were dominated by Pharisees, ate meals with Pharisees, and visited Pharisees in their homes. His arguments with Pharisees make up a significant part of the Gospels. The record of Jesus' arguments with the Pharisees in the Gospels and the record of arguments among the Pharisees in the Talmud suggest that Jesus's style of argument, vehemence and occasional name calling (hypocrites!) were typical Phariseeic behavior. It is quite likely that many Pharisees during Jesus' lifetime considered him to be a Pharisee. Most of what Jesus taught in the Gospels is in accordance with the teachings of the school of Rabbi Hillel -- the more humanist and less legalist school of Phariseeic thought.


Did the pharisees and saduccees survive the Diaspora of the Jews?

Only the Pharisees survived and became today's Jews.


Who were the pharisees the children of?

Roman Catholic AnswerThe Pharisees told Jesus that they were not illegimate, that they had Abraham for their father.


Did the pharisees attack the Jews?

No.


What differences exist between Jesus and the pharisees?

The Pharisees believed in the letter of the law. Jesus believed in the spirit of the law.


Can pharisees have children?

There is no mention of any prohibition on Pharisees having children. In fact, according to the teachings of the Tanach (Jewish Bible), men are incomplete if they remain unmarried and without children. As Torah observant Jews, the Pharisees most definitely would have had children. The proof of this is that the Pharisees are the ancestors of modern Judaism.


When did the Pharisees begin their religious practices and beliefs?

The Pharisees began their religious practices and beliefs around the 2nd century BCE.


Why did Jesus denounce the Pharisees more than he did any other group?

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