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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] pharise, from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] farise, from Late Latin pharisaeus, from [[Greek]] pharisaios, from Aramaic pĕrīshayyā, plural of pĕrīshā, [[literally]], separated
*before [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century 12th century]
==Definitions==
*1: ''capitalized'' : a member of a [[Jewish]] [[sect]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertestamental_period intertestamental period] noted for strict [[observance]] of rites and [[ceremonies]] of the written [[law]] and for insistence on the validity of their own [[oral tradition]]s concerning the law
*2: a pharisaical [[person]]
==Description==
The '''Pharisees''' (lat. pharisæ|us, -i; from heb. פרושים perushim/פרוש parush, meaning "set apart") were at various times a [[political]] party, a [[social movement]], and a school of [[thought]] among [[Jews]] during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple Second Temple] period under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasmonean Hasmonean dynasty] (140–37 BCE) in the wake of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabean_Revolt Maccabean Revolt].
[[Conflicts]] between the Pharisees and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadducees Sadducees] took place in the [[context]] of much broader and longstanding [[social]] and [[religious]] conflicts among Jews dating back to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_captivity Babylonian captivity] and exacerbated by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic Roman conquest]. One conflict was [[class]], between the [[wealthy]] and the [[poor]], as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadducees Sadducees] included mainly the [[priestly]] and [[aristocratic]] families. Another conflict was [[cultural]], between those who favored [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenization hellenization] and those who resisted it. A third was juridico-religious, between those who emphasized the importance of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon%27s_Temple Temple], and those who emphasized the importance of other Mosaic laws and prophetic [[values]]. A fourth, specifically [[religious]], involved different [[interpretations]] of the [[Bible]] (or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanakh Tanakh]), and how to apply the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah Torah] to Jewish life, with the Sadducees recognizing only the written letter of the Tanakh or Torah and rejecting [[Resurrection|life after death]], while the Pharisees held to Rabbinic [[interpretations]] additional to the written [[texts]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus Josephus] indicates that the ''Pharisees'' received the backing and goodwill of the common people, apparently in [[contrast]] to the more elite [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadducees Sadducees]. Pharisees claimed [[prophetic]] or Mosaic [[authority]] for their [[interpretation]] of Jewish laws, while the Sadducees [[represented]] the [[authority]] of the [[priestly]] [[privileges]] and [[prerogatives]] [[established]] since the days of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon Solomon], when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zadok Zadok], their ancestor, officiated as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol High Priest].
After the destruction of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple Second Temple] in 70 CE Pharisaic [[beliefs]] became the basis for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism Rabbinic Judaism], which ultimately produced the [[normative]] traditional [[Judaism]] which is the basis for all contemporary forms of Judaism except for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaism Karaism].
Outside of Jewish [[history]] and writings, the ''Pharisees'' have been made notable by [[references]] in the [[New Testament]] to [[conflicts]] between themselves and [[John the Baptist]] and with [[Jesus]]. There are also several [[references]] in the [[New Testament]] to [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul of Tarsus]] being a Pharisee before he became a [[Christian]]. Christian [[traditions]] have been a cause of widespread awareness of the ''Pharisees''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharisees]
[[Category: Religion]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] pharise, from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] farise, from Late Latin pharisaeus, from [[Greek]] pharisaios, from Aramaic pĕrīshayyā, plural of pĕrīshā, [[literally]], separated
*before [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century 12th century]
==Definitions==
*1: ''capitalized'' : a member of a [[Jewish]] [[sect]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertestamental_period intertestamental period] noted for strict [[observance]] of rites and [[ceremonies]] of the written [[law]] and for insistence on the validity of their own [[oral tradition]]s concerning the law
*2: a pharisaical [[person]]
==Description==
The '''Pharisees''' (lat. pharisæ|us, -i; from heb. פרושים perushim/פרוש parush, meaning "set apart") were at various times a [[political]] party, a [[social movement]], and a school of [[thought]] among [[Jews]] during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple Second Temple] period under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasmonean Hasmonean dynasty] (140–37 BCE) in the wake of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabean_Revolt Maccabean Revolt].
[[Conflicts]] between the Pharisees and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadducees Sadducees] took place in the [[context]] of much broader and longstanding [[social]] and [[religious]] conflicts among Jews dating back to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_captivity Babylonian captivity] and exacerbated by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic Roman conquest]. One conflict was [[class]], between the [[wealthy]] and the [[poor]], as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadducees Sadducees] included mainly the [[priestly]] and [[aristocratic]] families. Another conflict was [[cultural]], between those who favored [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenization hellenization] and those who resisted it. A third was juridico-religious, between those who emphasized the importance of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon%27s_Temple Temple], and those who emphasized the importance of other Mosaic laws and prophetic [[values]]. A fourth, specifically [[religious]], involved different [[interpretations]] of the [[Bible]] (or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanakh Tanakh]), and how to apply the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah Torah] to Jewish life, with the Sadducees recognizing only the written letter of the Tanakh or Torah and rejecting [[Resurrection|life after death]], while the Pharisees held to Rabbinic [[interpretations]] additional to the written [[texts]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus Josephus] indicates that the ''Pharisees'' received the backing and goodwill of the common people, apparently in [[contrast]] to the more elite [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadducees Sadducees]. Pharisees claimed [[prophetic]] or Mosaic [[authority]] for their [[interpretation]] of Jewish laws, while the Sadducees [[represented]] the [[authority]] of the [[priestly]] [[privileges]] and [[prerogatives]] [[established]] since the days of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon Solomon], when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zadok Zadok], their ancestor, officiated as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol High Priest].
After the destruction of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple Second Temple] in 70 CE Pharisaic [[beliefs]] became the basis for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbinic_Judaism Rabbinic Judaism], which ultimately produced the [[normative]] traditional [[Judaism]] which is the basis for all contemporary forms of Judaism except for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaism Karaism].
Outside of Jewish [[history]] and writings, the ''Pharisees'' have been made notable by [[references]] in the [[New Testament]] to [[conflicts]] between themselves and [[John the Baptist]] and with [[Jesus]]. There are also several [[references]] in the [[New Testament]] to [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul of Tarsus]] being a Pharisee before he became a [[Christian]]. Christian [[traditions]] have been a cause of widespread awareness of the ''Pharisees''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharisees]
[[Category: Religion]]