You are here:HomeThe Pharisees - Jewish Leaders in the First Century AD. Name "Pharisee" is from a Greek word (pharisaios) taken from the Heb/Aramaic "Perisha" meaning "Separated one." In the time of Jesus the
The Place of the Pharisees in First Century Judaism: The State of the Debate." Journal for the Study of Judaism 20 (1989): 12-30.The Place of the Pharisees in First Century Judaism: The State of the Debate." Journal for the Study of Judaism, 20:1 (1989)....
15‘You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete sabbaths. 16‘You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offer...
I don’t pretend to understand the criticism of Ephesus. Ephesus was where John lived after the resurrection, as did Mary. The first church architecture is there lovingly cared for by Franciscans. It is in Turkey and quite a tourist-pilgrim place. But the place that really impresses everybod...
Preterism:Page 1 Preterism 1 Randall Price In recent years a system of interpreting biblical prophecy known as preterism has invaded the church, bringing con
I will mention a few briefly here. Judas the Galilean In AD 6 Judas the Galilean "incited his countrymen to revolt up braiding them as cowards for consenting to pay tribute to the Romans and tolerating mortal masters, after having God for their Lord. This man was a sophist who founded a...
This made little sense to Pharisees; what could he possibly want with fishermen and whores? Besides, they knew what the Son of God was supposed to be like and this friend of solicitors and net tossers just did- n't fit the bill. Their God was supposed to be all wise, omnipotent and...