The Pharisees were not the legalists.

They were the liberalizers.

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine lays it out on The Dig In Podcast.

Rome had taken over. The temple system was under pressure. The culture was shifting. And a group of lay teachers stepped up and said here is how you live a life of Torah right now, in this world, under this occupation.

They were not piling rules on people.

They were making faith livable.

They were the ones saying nobody was ever expected to do this perfectly anyway, so here is what you can do.

That is the opposite of the Sunday school villain you were handed.

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