Book: In Quest Of The Historical Pharisees This work sketches the many portraits of the Pharisees that emerge from ancient sources. Based upon the Gospels, the writings of Paul, Josephus, the Mishnah, the Tosefta, and archeology, the volume profiles the Pharisees and explores the relationship between the Pharisees and the Judaic religious system foreshadowed by the library of Qumran. A great virtue of this study is that no attempt is made to homogenize the distinct pictures or reconstruct a singular account of the Pharisees; instead, by carefully considering the sources, the chapters allow different pictures of the Pharisees to stand side by side.
Details of Book: In Quest Of The Historical Pharisees Book: In Quest Of The Historical Pharisees
Author: Jacob Neusner, Bruce Chilton
ISBN: 1932792724
ISBN-13: 9781932792720
, 978-1932792720
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2007/05/01
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Number of Pages: 512
Language: English