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Pharisees

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Jewish group known through ancient testimony about law and human destiny.

Modern comparison of an ancient outside author’s account. Josephus uses Greek philosophical language; this is neither the groups’ own manifesto nor an account of all Jews
Modern comparison of an ancient outside author’s account. Josephus uses Greek philosophical language; this is neither the groups’ own manifesto nor an account of all JewsIL Archive · original diagram · CC BYImage source

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Josephus attributes ancestral traditions alongside written law to them, and hope beyond death. His Greek philosophical framing in Jewish War discourages equating every expression mechanically with bodily resurrectionResurrection of the deadThe dead returning to life, distinguished from soul immortality, with differing scope and form among texts.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. [1][2]

His account is important outside testimony, not a declaration by every member. The illustration is a modern comparison limited to that testimony.

References and notes

  1. Flavius Josephus, Jewish War 2.8; William Whiston translation, Perseus Digital Library. 2.8: souls, bodies and group comparison. Josephus’s Greek framing is his authorial choice. Return to the text ↑
  2. Flavius Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 13.10.6 (13.297–298); William Whiston translation, Perseus. Inherited observances, Pharisees and Sadducees; external report, not a Sadducean creed. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 11 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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