Jewish scholars had taken offense to the term because the Pharisees were one of several Jewish sects during the first century, the time of Jesus. (JTA) — Pete Buttigieg will no longer use the ...

A circus trainer almost met his end in front of a live audience when a performing bear turned on him during a show in front of hundreds of children and parents. "Towards the end of the act, the ...

It's so utterly surprising that words simply won't cut it. So what do you do instead? You send a GIF of Chris Pratt's iconic ...

This parable is aimed at those who think they are very righteous and look down on others – that is, the Pharisees. Jews had to pray three times a day and people would go to the temple for ...

Part of a repertory season called “Angry and Young,” it will run in tandem with Arnold Wesker’s 1958 “Roots,” directed by Diyan Zora. “Look Back in Anger,” teeming with fury and ...

Library Feasts of the Church Great Lent, Holy Week, and Pascha Triodion Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee “Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted ...

We know instead about other groups or schools or movements or parties.... The most conspicuous of these parties or schools will be the Pharisees. The Pharisees are known to everybody from the New ...

We asked an expert to explain why you get so cranky before a late lunch. Julia Naftulin is a health reporter with a focus on sexual health, psychology, and public health. Her work can be found at ...

Derrett, J. Duncan M. 1975. Judaica in St Mark. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Vol. 107, Issue. 1, p. 2.

When you see a picture of an unbearably cute animal, are you ever filled with so much emotion, all you can do is grit your teeth or clench your fists? Do you feel an urge to squeeze something ...

For the first time in history, the Democratic National Committee credentialed more than 200 content creators to have a front-row seat to cover the event, giving them equivalent status to ...

The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is the first Sunday of a three-week period prior to the commencement of Great Lent. It marks the beginning of a time of preparation for the spiritual ...