pharisaic
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If we read the gospel of Matthew, we find that he does not attempt to abrogate the pharisaic commandments, but only insists upon the greater importance of the commandments of the heart.
From Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses by Felix Adler
Just in proportion as He offended the pharisaic scribes, so did He inspire with new hope the unhappy classes who were taught to consider themselves castaway.
From The Gospel According to St. Mark by G. A. Chadwick
Hence Jesus unfolds its positive content by bringing into prominence the virtues of the godly character as opposed to the pharisaic vices.
From Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics by Archibald B. C. Alexander
They chose for this mission priests and Levites of pharisaic leaning as most influential among the people.
From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rush Rhees
It is now also that the silence of James, in reference to that condition which was demanded by those of a pharisaic tendency, gains significance.
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
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