pharisaic

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A majority of American Jews today are unaffiliated with the synagogues the Pharisaic rabbis emphasized, and yet 79 percent report feeling "very positive" about being Jewish.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2012

Promptly, John Hyrcanus switched his favor to the pro-Hellenistic Sadducees and the Pharisaic observances were forbidden.

From Time Magazine Archive

These two books form the only Apology in Jewish literature for the religious and civil hegemony of the Maccabees from the Pharisaic standpoint.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

On account of his comprehensive learning and his rare qualities he was numbered among the recognized leaders of the Pharisaic scribes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

Later on it becomes a specific Pharisaic doctrine, “Everything is foreseen.”

From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann