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What was Judaism like in the time of Jesus? Jewish Sects of the New Testament Era answers this question and brings readers into the Word and world of New Testament Judaism. Jewish believer Dr. Randy Weiss identifies the dramatic, undeniable, ancient connection between ancient Judaism and nascent Christianity. Did the Jews kill Christ? If so, what form of Judaism is to blame? Many "flavors" of...

effort, it is likely that the Pharisees were involved with the divisive split between the hasidim and the Hasmonaeans. It is at this time that the Pharisees begin to play a distinctive part in the historical record; according to the usual reconstruction of events, they are the hasidim who broke with John Hyrcanus, and one explanation of the name Pharisees (Heb. perusim, Aram. perisayya, “separatists”) derives it from this separation or withdrawal from the Hasmonaean alliance.14 It should not be suggested
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