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. --from Publisher Description. First-century Accounts -- The Pharisees In Rabbinic Judaism -- The Pharisees In Modern Theology -- Conclusion. Edited By Jacob Neusner And Bruce D. Chilton. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 481-509). Cover Page......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 ISBN 9781932792720......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Part I: First-Century Accounts......Page 12 Ch. 1: Josephus's Pharisees: The Narratives......Page 14 Ch. 2: Josephus's Pharisees: The Philosophy......Page 52 Ch. 3: Matthew's and Mark's Pharisees......Page 78 Ch. 4: Luke's Pharisees......Page 124 Ch. 5: John's Pharisees......Page 142 Ch. 6: Paul and the Pharisees......Page 160 Ch. 7: Paul and Gamaliel......Page 186 Ch. 8: The Pharisees and the Dead Sea Scrolls......Page 236 Ch. 9: Archaeology and the Pharisees......Page 248 Part II: The Pharisees in Rabbinic Judaism......Page 264 Ch. 10: The Pharisees and the Sadducees in the Earliest Rabbinic Documents......Page 266 Ch. 11: The Rabbinic Traditions about the Pharisees before 70 CE: An Overview......Page 308 Ch. 12: The Pharisaic Agenda: Laws Attributed in the Mishnah and the Tosefta to Pre-70 Pharisees......Page 324 Ch. 13: The Pre-70 Pharisees After 70 and After 140......Page 340 Part III: The Pharisees in Modern Theology......Page 362 Ch. 14: The German Theological Tradition......Page 364 Ch. 15: The Anglo-American Theological Tradition to 1970......Page 386 Ch. 16: The Debate with E.P. Sanders Since 1970......Page 406 Part IV: Conclusion......Page 418 Ch. 17: What Do We Really Know about the Pharisees, and How Do We Know It?......Page 420 Journal and Series Abbreviations......Page 436 Notes......Page 440 Bibliography......Page 492 About the Contributors......Page 522 Back Page......Page 524