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From: smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin)
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Subject: Re: Pharisees and Marriage
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Date: Tue, 7-Aug-84 10:13:02 EDT
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Actually, the traditional Christian view of the Pharisees is almost
inevitable.  The Pharisees -- the spiritual ancestors of much of today's
rabbinic Judaism -- were legalistic.  They felt that the letter of the Law
was extremely important; hence, rituals, interpretations, fine points, etc.,
were all significant.  Jesus, however, preached that the spirit was far
more important, thus creating a very fundamental conflict with the Pharisees.