HUM 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Pharisees
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More speeches by jesus ( 5 long sermons, attacks vs pharisees, new parables, explanations of parables, etc. ) Jesus was a descendant of david through joseph. Sometimes called the hebrew gospel because it is targeted at the jewish community. Starts with the massacre that parallels the story of moses. Jesus is the new moses ( a link between the two ) Leaders of their people who will be saved. Jesus is completely within the jewish tradition, teaching how to be a good jew. Wants jesus to be solidly connected to the jewish leaders. Jesus" argument with the pharisees is about keeping the law, not how to prevent the assimilation of hellenistic cultures. Early community of jesus do not seem to fall away from the jewish cultures. Jesus actually breaks a couple of the commandments. Does not wash his hands before he eats bread.
