Pharisees

The Pharisees (; ) were a Jewish social movement and school of thought in the Levant during the time of Second Temple Judaism. Following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD, Pharisaic beliefs became the foundational, liturgical, and ritualistic basis for Rabbinic Judaism. Although the group no longer exists, their traditions are of great importance for the manifold Jewish religious movements.

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The Pharisees were a Jewish movement and school of thought during the Second Temple period whose beliefs became the foundation of Rabbinic Judaism after the Temple's destruction in 70 AD. Though the group itself no longer exists, their traditions remain central to Jewish religious practice and thought across many different Jewish movements today.

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Political party.name: Pharisees
Political party.native_name_lang: he
Political party.colorcode: FFD916
Political party.leader1_title: Historical leaders
Political party.foundation: 167 BC
Political party.dissolution: 73 AD
Political party.headquarters: Jerusalem
Political party.religion: Rabbinic Judaism
Political party.country: Judea

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Contents

Etymology
Sources
History
From {{c.|600 BC|160 BC}}
Emergence of the Pharisees
Hasmonean period
Roman period
From Pharisees to rabbis
Post-Temple developments
Beliefs
Monotheism
Wisdom
Free will and predestination
Afterlife
Practices
A kingdom of priests
Oral Torah
Innovators or preservers
Significance of debate and study of the law
Relations with Christianity
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Conflicts between Pharisees and Sadducees took place in the context of much broader and longstanding social and religious conflicts amongst Jews (exacerbated by the Roman conquest). One conflict was cultural, between those who favored Hellenization (the Sadducees) and those who resisted it (the Pharisees). Another was juridical-religious, between those who emphasized the importance of the Temple with its rites and services, and those who emphasized the importance of other Mosaic Laws. A specifically religious point of conflict involved different interpretations of the Torah and how to apply it to Jewish life: Sadducees recognized only the Written Torah (), rejecting Prophets, Writings, and doctrines such as the Oral Torah and the resurrection of the dead.