The Pharisees

About this episode

The episode explores the Pharisees' role and influence in first-century Judea, their debates with Jesus, and their focus on the concept of a messiah.

The Pharisees are one of the most familiar names in the ancient world, but are they also one of the most misunderstood? Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Helen Bond to step back into first-century Judea, where the Pharisees were debating law, purity and resurrection under foreign rule. They look at how much power the Pharisees really had, their debates with Jesus in the Gospels, and how focussed they were on the idea of a 'messiah'. We're going on * TOUR* to Australia and New Zealand! - grab your tickets here . MORE John the Baptist Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Pontius Pilate Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited and produced by Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds The Ancients is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week, PLUS early access ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tristan Hughes

Guest: Dr Helen Bond

Topics covered

• Pharisees
• first-century Judea
• law
• purity
• resurrection
• debates with Jesus
• messiah

Keywords

• Pharisees
• first-century
• Judea
• law
• resurrection
• Jesus
• messiah

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History Hit

Places: Judea

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