In the first century of our era there were many sects and schools in Jewish society. We hear about the Essenes, of course, the Jews of Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, who separated themselves from the ...

While Judaism and the Jewish People have always been one religion and one nation; their one wholeness has always been the sum of many very different parts. In Biblical days, the People of Israel were ...

Were any Sadducees around today, they’d be happy. The first day of Shavuot falls on a Sunday. There are, however, no Sadducees left. They were one of the camps of Jews during the Second Temple period ...

Once again, the Pharisees want to trap Jesus. Matthew 22 is full of controversies. After opening with the parable of the wedding feast and the man without a wedding garment, there follow four separate ...