Pentecost Study Material - New Testament - Herbert W Armstrong & Herman L Hoeh - 1974

Herbert W Armstrong & Herman L Hoeh

The major problem with studying Judaism of 1st century Palestine is sources. Our most accurate source, the New Testament, is primarily concerned with teaching Christianity, not describing Judaism or Jewish sects. Josephus gives two conflicting accounts of the Pharisees and Sadducees. The rabbinic literature derives mainly from after the destruction of the temple in 70 A. D., much of it centuries later, and is written by descendents of the Pharisees. It is thus biased in favor of the Pharisees and prejudiced against the Sadducees. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library