The Pharisees: Law Keepers, Teachers, and Jesus’ Closest Conversation Partners Last time, I said we’d dig into the Jewish sects that shaped Jesus’ world, and we’re starting this discussion with the Pharisees. We all have a picture in mind of what we think a Pharisee...
Have you ever noticed how we tend to picture Jesus’ world like a simple sketch? Maybe it’s just me, but I used to imagine it as this flat, uniform place—everyone in robes, nodding along to the same beliefs, living pretty much the same way. We read about the crowds,...
