I was recently a guest on Ari Lieberman’s Sparks of History podcast, and we discussed the “classical era” of Jewish history, including the Second Temple, Cyrus the Great, the last prophets of Israel; the Samaritans, Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes; Herod and the Hasmoneans, as well as Second Temple era messianism and what it means for us today.
Tag Archives: Pharisees
The 7 Types of Pharisees
Did Rabbinic Judaism really come from Pharisee Judaism? Were the Sages of the Talmud themselves Pharisees (“Perushim”)? Find out the surprising answer in this short video!
For the full class on ‘Understanding Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes’, see here.
Please see also ‘The Mystery and Mysticism of the Essenes’
Understanding Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes
Where did Judaism, as we know it, come from?