by hadassah | Nov 18, 2015 | Greco-Roman Period, Pharisees and Sadducees
Ossuary, Yehosef bar Eglon Ossuary, Jerusalem region, first century. Inscription: “Yehosef bar Eglon. Since the nineteenth century, scholars of ancient Judaism have interpreted Jewish ossuaries in terms of the resurrection/redemption trope. Most...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Pharisees and Sadducees
Mishnah Parah 3:7: Purification at Sunset The Mishnah asserts that the Pharisees were able to compel the Sadducees to follow their rulings, even in the Temple, a matter of controversy among modern scholars. In this case, they insisted that the preparation of the ashes...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Pharisees and Sadducees
Mishnah Makkot 1:6: The Debate Over the Punishment of False Witnesses This Mishnaic passage records a debate between the Sadducees and Pharisees on the treatment of men who gave false testimony in a capital case. Different interpretations of the biblical law...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Pharisees and Sadducees
Mishnah Eruvin 6:2: The Sadducees and the Law of Eruv This passage indicates that although the Sadducees strictly observed the prohibition of carrying from domain to domain on the Sabbath, they did not accept the Pharisaic device of Eruv designed to make...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Pharisees and Sadducees
Mishnah Sotah 3:4: A Negative View of the Pharisees The following passage shows that for some, Pharisaic extremism, or perhaps even hypocrisy, would be an object of ridicule. [Rabbi Joshua] used to say- A foolish pietist, a cunning wicked person, an...
by hadassah | Apr 8, 2008 | Pharisees and Sadducees
Mishnah Hagigah 2:7: The Pharisees and Ritual Purity This Mishnaic passage indicates that the Pharisees observed purity laws at a level which placed them between the common people and the priestly families who ate of the terumah offerings. The clothing of an...
