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Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, oh my!


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Are you frustrated by or confused about who the Pharisees or Sadducees were? You’re not alone! JC Schroeder walks though how these different groups within first century Judaism shared a lot of core beliefs, but they also diverge in some significant ways. This episode looks at how these groups help us better understand Jesus and the Gospels.

📄 You can read a complete transcript of today’s at https://www.bitesizeseminary.com/episodes/12-pharisees-sadducees-essenes-oh-my

⏰ Timestamps:
1:12 Introduction
2:31 Five Points of Unity in Ancient Judaism
8:54 Diversity within Ancient Judaism
12:02 The Pharisees
17:24 The Sadducees
20:56 The Essenes
23:08 3 Groups in Contrast with Jesus
24:26 Outro

📚 Resources:
Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture by Constantine R. Campbell and Jonathan T. Pennington
An Introduction to the New Testament by David A. deSilva
Introducing the New Testament by Mark Allan Powell

The Ezekiel Project School of Evangelism
Grand Rapids Theological Seminary

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