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[[File:00 159 143 PS2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''The Pharisees and the Saduccees Come to Tempt Jesus''; watercolor painting by French artist James Tissot (1836-1902)]]
The '''Pharisees''' were intellectuals who scrupulously observed the [[Bible|Biblical]] law. The "elites" of their time, the Pharisees were the leaders of [[Jew]]ish people in the Second Temple. The Pharisees opposed the priestly [[Sadducees]] who were not as great in number, but had political power. The term "Pharisees" derives from "Perisha" (the singular of "Perishaya"), which means "one who separates himself." In a religious sense it meant a group that separates itself from impure persons and things in seeking a higher level of holiness as desired by [[God]].
The '''Pharisees''' were intellectuals who scrupulously observed the [[Bible|Biblical]] law. The "elites" of their time, the Pharisees were the leaders of [[Jew]]ish people in the Second Temple. The Pharisees opposed the priestly [[Sadducees]] who were not as great in number, but had political power. The term "Pharisees" derives from "Perisha" (the singular of "Perishaya"), which means "one who separates himself." In a religious sense it meant a group that separates itself from impure persons and things in seeking a higher level of holiness as desired by [[God]].