Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] The Passion

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Mike Miller wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Spurling, Shannon wrote:
> 
> 
>>It was the Pharisees who did not like Jesus upsetting their system. They
>>had it pretty good, and didn't like what Jesus was saying. It's amazing
>>how many people never put two and two together to figure that out. The
>>later "Messiahs" (As Jon put it) were put down by the Romans because
>>they openly opposed Roman rule.
> 
> 
> 
> I don't know who the Pharisees were.  Were they the Jewish leadership at
> the time?  Can anyone elaborate on the idea above?  Thanks.
> 
> Mike

I am told that there were two main religious groups - the Saducees 
(sorry about my spelling here) who I think had the more liberal theology 
(e.g. not believing in a literal afterlife), and the Pharisees who had 
the more conservative theology.  It seems that Jesus was not fond of 
either group, but especially did not like the Pharisees.  He found them 
incredibly hypocritical, and was very vocal in expressing his 
displeasure with them.



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