Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs ...

How two believers of two faiths talk to one another with conviction and civility. That was 1964. This is 2007. Jews still find the subject of conversion extremely painful. For them it is, as Heschel ...

Contrary to popular notions, the Pharisee spirit was never one of smug self-exaltation. More scathingly than the writers of the New Testament ever did, the Pharisee scribes themselves denounced the ...

Jesus continues the theme he began two weeks ago: our approach to prayer. Two weeks ago, he began by emphasizing the importance of gratitude, exemplified by the thanksgiving of the cured Samaritan ...

During Jesus' earthly ministry, the Savior showed mercy and compassion to tax collectors and prostitutes. But when it came to the religious leaders, Jesus often displayed disgust and righteous ...

There is a parable in the Bible about a pharisee and a tax collector. The Pharisee trusted in himself that he was righteous, and despised others. Luke 18:10 says, "Two men went up to the temple to ...