Beware the Leaven of the Pharisees

From the very beginning the ministry of Jesus clashed with the accepted religion of Israel, of Judaism. The Pharisees were a liberalizing party and stood for the spirit of the scriptures, to the letter of which the conservative Sadducees clung. Regardless of the differences between the two parties, it was clear that Jesus did not sanction the ideas being put forward by either party. From the very beginning the ministry of Jesus clashed with the accepted religion of Israel, of Judaism. The P...