The Pharisees Weren’t Who You Think They Were | She’s So Scripture Podcast
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Diane returns after recovering from COVID and pneumonia, announces the podcast will move to Tuesdays, and plans to add video episodes soon. She challenges the common “Pharisee as villain” caricature by reading key texts more closely, noting Paul still calls himself a Pharisee in Acts 23 and that Pharisees were a sizable Second Temple Jewish movement influential with ordinary people, known for affirming resurrection, angels, and traditions for applying Torah. She shows that Jesus sometimes shared convictions with Pharisees, treated disputes as internal Jewish debate, and even told crowds to observe their teaching while condemning hypocrisy. She highlights Pharisees who warn Jesus about Herod, Nicodemus’s actions, Pharisaic hospitality, Gamaliel’s counsel, and Pharisee believers in Acts 15, then explains how post-70 AD history and Christian usage turned “Pharisee” into an insult, urging listeners to let each passage define each Pharisee.00:00 Welcome to the Show00:25 Health Update and Schedule01:46 Why Pharisees Matter02:59 Paul Says I Am Pharisee05:17 Who Were Pharisees08:19 Jesus and Torah Debates12:48 Not All Were Villains15:59 Pharisees in Acts17:43 Paul and Credentials19:58 Where Cartoon Came From22:15 Read Pharisees Fairly22:56 Thanks and Subscribe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shessoscripture.com/subscribe
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