At times [[Jesus]] was very critical of the Pharisees, as observed in the [[Gospels]]. After the Jewish struggle with Rome (A.D. 66-135) that ended with the [[diaspora]], Pharisaism became virtually synonymous with [[Judaism]] itself. | At times [[Jesus]] was very critical of the Pharisees, as observed in the [[Gospels]]. After the Jewish struggle with Rome (A.D. 66-135) that ended with the [[diaspora]], Pharisaism became virtually synonymous with [[Judaism]] itself. |