2007-01-12 06:58:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Before the time of Christ, Pharisees (who were the successors of Ezra and the early scribes) collated Hebrew sacred writings, which Christians call the Old Testament. They contributed to the flowering of Messianic hopes, and belief in the resurrection of the body. That made their rejection of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, all the more tragic. Because they were praying for God's theocratic rule to trounce their Roman oppressors, they were looking for a Messiah with political clout. Along came Jesus who said, "My kingdom is no part of this world." "No way!" said they. Their political preoccupations blinded them to God's agenda and the 'new thing' he was doing in their midst.
Their separatist docrine caused them to do things like straining drinking water lest they swallow an impure gnat. They also taught that it was okay for offspring to give large amounts of money to the Temple instead of to their needy parents.
They kept separate from "the people of the land" - am-Ha'Arets - whom they despised: "Have any of the Pharisees believed in [Jesus]? But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed." Rabbinic law said, "Six things are laid down about the People of the Land: entrust no testimony to them, take no testimony from them, trust them with no secret, do not appoint them guardians of an orphan, do not make them custodians of charitable funds, do not accompany them on a journey." They wouldn't marry their daughters to them, or buy or sell from them, if possible. They lumped Jesus in with this crowd of 'sinners'. He took that as a compliment.
2007-01-12 08:44:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Pharisees based their doctrines on both the Torah, as well as the oral traditions. The Pharisees meant that there had to be evolution in the Law, in order to give answers to any new legal questions that would occur. Also, they meant, the law had to be adjusted to reason and conscience, and not obeyed blindly by the letter.
Central to their learning was to resist any form of foreign influences, which at that time were powerful, like the Hellenistic. By doing this, they wanted to take care of their religion, its monotheism and its rituals.
For the Pharisees it was of utmost importance that all affairs, be it state or religion, should be governed according to the divine Law. Yet, they meant that the Temple of Jerusalem was not indispensable to Jewish law, life and rituals. By this, they defined a religion that could practiced even far away from Jerusalem, and in societies where the Jews represented a minority. As part of the protest against the Sadducees, and their domination of the Temple, the synagogue was developed. While there was only one Temple, there was no limit to how many synagogues there could be.
Related to this, was the Pharisee teaching on rituals, where they rejected the bloody sacrifices performed in the Temple. Instead they emphasized prayer and the study of the Law. But the Pharisees had proven not to be impregnable to Hellenistic influences: there were unusual strong elements of individualism (like the transferring of obligations from the priests to the laymen, and of making prayer and self-study the main rituals), and mysticism had also become part of their ideology.
2007-01-12 07:05:39 · answer #2 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The JW's are a VERY goold example of a doctrine of the Pharisees. They both deny Christ and believe works will get you to Heaven which is completely unbiblical.
Jesus said "I am the way the truth and the life. No man comes to the Father but by me." John 14:6
2007-01-12 07:47:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Aparently, they took baptism to extremes and baptised their household utensils. Washing hands involved washing up to the elbows. They allowed people to falsly dedicate possessions to God thereby not permitting the use of these possessions for the benefit of elderly parents. In the mean time, the said possessions were kept and used by the people who dedicated them to God. People had to obey the letter of the law, but they would not help the people do it because it was felt that such aid would invalidate the person's obedience.
2007-01-12 08:35:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the idea that is you do things in you life that appear to be righteous then you will find favor with good. Christ teaches that sin comes from within us not from without, that it is the secret things in our heart that make us guilty before God. Many said of David Berkowitz that he was a nice guy up till he was convicted as "the son of sam".
2007-01-12 07:04:57 · answer #5 · answered by HAND 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The only one I can think of right now was the washing of hands before they ate, they questioned Jesus about His disciples breaking that doctrine.
(Matthew 15:2) Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
2007-01-12 07:04:59 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you had to follow the whole law of moses for salvation.
There were tons. Too many to post here.
2007-01-12 07:02:45 · answer #7 · answered by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They tithed even garden herbs (which were exempt) but neglected justice, etc.
(Look upo tghe reference yoiurself, it will be a useful exercise)
2007-01-12 07:18:38 · answer #8 · answered by alan h 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is there anything? that is false. than it comes from them and others like them.
the best example is to me. We have the prophets, we dont need anything more. We have a bible, we dont need anymore, we have the Koran it alone is Holy.
2007-01-12 07:02:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-01-12 07:02:48 · answer #10 · answered by Resident Genius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋