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008			200727 2010 eng
020			_a9781932792720
092			_a296.812 _bNEU
100			_aNeusner, Jacob
245			_a In quest of the historical Pharisees
260			_aWaco _bBaylor University Press _c2007
300			_ax, 512 _c22 cm
520			_a 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.
650			_aPharisees. Judaism -- History. Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism. Judaism.
900			_a07277
998			_aEnglishbooks.elf _ccat _e20200727 _m _u
999			_c5874 _d5874