TY  - BOOK
AU  - Neusner, Jacob
TI  -  In quest of the historical Pharisees
SN  - 9781932792720
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Waco
PB  - Baylor University Press
KW  - Pharisees. Judaism -- History. Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism. Judaism
N2  - 	 This work sketches the many portraits of the Pharisees that emerge from ancient sources. Based upon the Gospels, the writings of Paul, Josephus, the Mishnah, the Tosefta, and archeology, the volume profiles the Pharisees and explores the relationship between the Pharisees and the Judaic religious system foreshadowed by the library of Qumran. A great virtue of this study is that no attempt is made to homogenize the distinct pictures or reconstruct a singular account of the Pharisees; instead, by carefully considering the sources, the chapters allow different pictures of the Pharisees to stand side by side. --from publisher description.
ER  -