what is a Pharisee?

6 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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Pharisees were ordinary people in ancient synagogues who studied the Bible intensively and followed its laws strictly, earning a reputation as legalists. They weren't clergy but working people devoted to religious precision. Similar people exist today, just under different names.

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Pharisees were conservative laity—not rabbis, not clergy, just everyday people, synagogue members like you and I, but better. Pharisees were people with jobs like you and me, but they studied the Bible as much as they possibly could, and they obeyed the biblical laws as closely as they possibly could. They were legalists and perfectionists. So we do have them around us. You probably know a few. They just don't call themselves Pharisees anymore.