No one understood God’s heart like Jesus did. The Pharisees believed that God was angry and hated sinners because they had broken God’s laws.

Jesus intentionally confronts the Pharisees, provokes their passions, disturbs their peace, much like they did to him by staking out at the synagogue—possibly even planting the man “who had a ...

The Pharisees didn’t kill Jesus If they had been the ones presiding over Jesus’ trial, says biblical scholar Israel Knohl, there wouldn’t have been a crucifixion.

Two millennia ago, religious and secular authorities colluded to kill a man who preached love and practiced what he preached.

Cue the angry Pharisees who said: "It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this man drives out demons." Were the Pharisees imprudent to accuse Jesus of being the devil after He healed ...

Luke portrays the Pharisees as hospitable and solicitous toward Jesus despite his criticisms. Even John imagines the possibility of a Pharisaic sympathizer in Nicodemus.

To kill both Jesus and Cicero, those in power needed the help of angry mobs. The Pharisees rallied a seething crowd to demand Jesus’ crucifixion over Pilate’s weak objections.

He did not hesitate when it came to calling out the duplicity of the Pharisees—who appeared to act well, though their hearts were angry and bitter: ...

Yes, the Pharisees threw a little shade at Jesus for not washing his hands before dinner, and Jesus immediately retorted with the fact that they weren’t killing their unruly children, like the ...

The Pharisees in Jesus’s day are no different to modern day Pharisees who are quick to point out people’s sin and demand they live disciplined and holy lives.