And in Luke 13:31, a Pharisee comes to warn Jesus ... in opposition to influential apostles like Paul and Peter, which may explain why the Pharisees got such a bad rap in the New Testament.
Why did Jesus tell people to make offerings in the Temple? Why did Paul call himself a Pharisee? The Bible’s answer might ...
That’s because the New Testament Gospels say Pharisee leaders criticized Jesus, and then lambaste them for hypocrisy. “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat,” reads ...