Pharisees
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The Pharisees were a prominent Jewish religious and political group during the Second Temple period, known for their emphasis on oral law, strict observance of religious commandments, and influence on later Rabbinic Judaism.
Aliases (4)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious group
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Second Temple period sect → |
| activeInCentury |
1st century BCE
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1st century CE → |
| activeInPeriod |
Second Temple period
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| believedIn |
angels
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divine providence → resurrection of the dead → reward and punishment in the afterlife → |
| centeredOn |
study of Torah
→
synagogue worship → |
| contrastedWith |
Temple priesthood
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| emphasized |
Sabbath observance
→
Torah observance → dietary laws → oral law → purity laws → |
| ethnoreligiousIdentity |
Jews
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| evolvedInto |
Rabbinic sages
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| inConflictWith |
Hasmonean rulers
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Herodian rulers → |
| influenced |
Mishnah
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Talmud → |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew → |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
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Gospels → New Testament → |
| nameEtymology |
derived from Hebrew root meaning 'separated' or 'set apart'
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| opposed |
Hellenizing tendencies
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| opposedBy |
Essenes
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Sadducees → |
| originatedIn |
Hasmonean period
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| politicalRole |
influential in Jewish society
→
participants in Sanhedrin → |
| region |
Galilee
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Judea → |
| religion |
Judaism
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| socialBase |
common people
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scribes → teachers of the law → |
| sourceFor |
Rabbinic Judaism
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| supported |
application of law to daily life
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expansion of purity laws beyond the Temple → |
| survivedEvent |
destruction of the Second Temple
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| viewedOralLawAs |
authoritative interpretation of Torah
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| viewedScriptureAs |
authoritative written Torah
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alexander Jannaeus
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Herodian → Sadducees ("Pharisaic rabbis") → |
conflictWith |
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Second Temple in Jerusalem
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associatedGroup |
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Salome Alexandra
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associatedWith |
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Sadducees
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contrastedWith |
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Judah ha-Nasi
("House of Hillel")
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dynasty |
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Rabbinic Judaism
("Pharisaic Judaism")
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emergedFrom |
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Second Temple Judaism
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hasSect |
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Parable of the Prodigal Son
("Pharisees and scribes")
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isAddressedTo |
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Zealots
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sometimesContrastedWith |