were early followers of Jesus. But here's where things go south. The apostles are in stark disagreement with the Pharisees and say that everyone, circumcised or uncircumcised, can have their ...

These communities were led by Pharisees, rabbis who assumed ... characteristics of this address is Jesus' repetition of the words, "you have heard it said . . . But I say to you." ...

Show more The word hypocrite gets used with such regularity – and Jesus himself had form using the term. How did the Pharisees became a byword for hypocrisy and is it fair? Was Jesus wrong about ...

So, Matthew is losing when he calls the Pharisees hypocrites and ... So Mark talks about the crowd being against Jesus, but by Matthew, 15 years later, say in the year 85, it's all the people.

Jesus uses this example as the Pharisees would not criticise or question the actions of their greatest king. Jesus is explaining that human need is more important than man made laws and ...

And many such things you do.' Reflection on the sculpture The sculpture of Our Lady of Lourdes located in the grotto at ...

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Luke ...

When Jesus was walking through Jericho, he attracted a large crowd. In the crowd was a man named Zacchaeus who was short of ...