The Pharisees were an important Jewish group at the time of Jesus. They wanted to change society by making Judaism strong again. They focused on Mosaic law – the laws that Moses gave the Jews. The Pharisees categorized certain things as clean or unclean, such as foods and the way they were prepared. People who didn’t follow these distinctions were also categorized as unclean. This meant that people who did certain jobs or who couldn’t afford to follow all the rules of the Pharisees, were seen as less worthy.
Jesus didn’t agree with this idea. He saw all people as worthwhile. Jesus was willing to talk with anyone, even those the Pharisees considered unworthy, such as sinners, prostitutes, lepers, poor people, and the mentally ill.
This attitude toward people caused conflict between the Pharisees and Jesus and his followers. Why do you think this might have caused conflict?
tspencer says:
http://iblog.stjschool.org/tspencer/2009/05/14/conflict/
May 14, 2009, 3:04 pmBucky says:
Here is my post.
May 14, 2009, 3:05 pmhttp://iblog.stjschool.org/apartington/2009/05/14/conflict
bchetter says:
Pharisees and Jesus not only existed in the past but they also exist today.
May 14, 2009, 3:11 pmhttp://iblog.stjschool.org/bchetter/2009/05/14/pharisees-past-and-present/
ncourchesne says:
Here is my post
May 14, 2009, 3:12 pmhttp://iblog.stjschool.org/ncourchesne/2009/05/14/jesus-vs-the-pharisees/
kyarmuch says:
http://iblog.stjschool.org/kyarmuch/2009/05/14/pharisees-and-jesus/
May 14, 2009, 3:13 pmjpulyk says:
Here is my post
May 14, 2009, 3:14 pmhttp://iblog.stjschool.org/jpulyk/2009/05/14/pharisees-and-jesus/
Conor says:
Here is my post
May 14, 2009, 3:18 pmhttp://iblog.stjschool.org/cmccormack/2009/05/14/being-classed/
Jacqueline says:
My post
May 14, 2009, 3:28 pmhttp://iblog.stjschool.org/jmcauley/2009/05/14/jesus-view-on-the-snotty-pharisees/
Amie Neigum says:
YUP
May 19, 2009, 3:09 pmhttp://iblog.stjschool.org/aneigum/2009/05/19/pharisees-and-jesus/
jpoliakiwski says:
http://iblog.stjschool.org/jpoliakiwski/2009/05/19/pharisees-and-jesus/ here is my post
May 19, 2009, 3:18 pmTamara says:
My post
May 19, 2009, 6:00 pmhttp://iblog.stjschool.org/tlumayko/2009/05/19/all-as-one/#content
sdejong says:
http://iblog.stjschool.org/sdejong/2009/05/15/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/
May 20, 2009, 2:49 pmkwilkinson says:
My post
May 20, 2009, 2:50 pmhttp://iblog.stjschool.org/kwilkinson/2009/05/20/pharisees-and-jesus/
Curtis says:
Here’s my post http://iblog.stjschool.org/cuandersen/2009/05/20/pharisees-and-jesus
May 20, 2009, 2:50 pmcsommer says:
My Post
May 20, 2009, 2:51 pmhttp://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer/2009/05/20/equality/
mpottle says:
http://iblog.stjschool.org/mpottle/2009/05/20/conflict/
May 20, 2009, 2:53 pmCrooksy says:
My post http://iblog.stjschool.org/jamcrooks/2009/05/20/pharisees-and-jesus#respond
May 20, 2009, 2:54 pmjabowtell says:
http://iblog.stjschool.org/jabowtell/2009/06/08/pharisees-and-jesus/
June 9, 2009, 9:09 amThings are still the same
Martin says:
Here is my post. http://iblog.stjschool.org/mymartin/2009/06/09/pharisees-and-jesus
June 9, 2009, 3:07 pmSarah Gusnowski says:
http://iblog.stjschool.org/sgusnowski/2009/05/14/pharisees-and-jesus-and-hitler/
June 9, 2009, 3:23 pmtpower says:
heres my post yo
http://iblog.stjschool.org/tpower/2009/06/11/pharisees-and-jesus/
June 11, 2009, 3:05 pmPingo Lingo » Blog Archive » Religion 25 Summary February-June 2009 says:
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