When the Greeks tried to impose their customs on the Jews in the time of the Maccabees (see also ISBE), many of them were ready to conform, but others refused, insisting on strict obedience to the law of Moses.
This strict group later came to be known as the Pharisees, or “the separated ones.” They were extremely careful to “separate” themselves from everything forbidden by the law. To enforce the law in detail, they thought it necessary to invent many “special” or additional rules.
See examples here.
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
This strict group later came to be known as the Pharisees, or “the separated ones.” They were extremely careful to “separate” themselves from everything forbidden by the law. To enforce the law in detail, they thought it necessary to invent many “special” or additional rules.See examples here.
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
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