In quest of the historical Pharisees
By: edited by Jacob Neusner and Bruce D. Chilton.
Contributors: Neusner, Jacob, 1932-; Chilton, Bruce.
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Waco, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9781932792720
Subjects: Pharisees; Judaism -- History; Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: First century accounts; title: The Pharisees in rabbinic Judaism; title: The Pharisees in modern theology; title: Conclusion.