pharisaic

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A majority of American Jews today are unaffiliated with the synagogues the Pharisaic rabbis emphasized, and yet 79 percent report feeling "very positive" about being Jewish.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2012

Promptly, John Hyrcanus switched his favor to the pro-Hellenistic Sadducees and the Pharisaic observances were forbidden.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was in this way that he saw the formality of the Pharisaic party, and the self-seeking of scribe and chief priest.

From Training the Teacher by Schauffler, A. F.

There is a striking analogy between the experiences of Luther under the monachal r�gime and those of Saul of Tarsus under the discipline of the Pharisaic Law.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste

Then the Jews, by which expression we may understand the rulers of the people, sent a delegation of priests and Levites of the Pharisaic party to personally question him.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward