Enacting the Kingdom

Jesus is a Pharisee. 

This might be hard to take, as many of us grew up equating the word "pharisaic" with "hypocritical" - sadly, a definition that still can be found in the Oxford Dictionary. So what is it that the Pharisees believed, and how can we say that Jesus was one?

Today we'll do a deep dive into understanding the different Jewish groups that existed in Jesus' time. As we talked about in the last episode, Jesus drew his disciples from these various groups to show the renewal of all of Israel and the inclusiveness of his Kingdom.

We'll see how Christian theology picks up on some aspects of Sadducean, Essene and Zealot theology but is more like a sibling to Pharisaic theology. In fact, Christianity is super-Pharisaic, not anti-Pharisaic.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What is Enacting the Kingdom?

Welcome to ‘Enacting the Kingdom’: A Podcast about Liturgical Worship.

Fr. Yuri Hladio is an Orthodox Christian priest with a life-long desire to keep learning. Fr. Geoffrey holds a doctorate in Liturgical Theology and is the director of Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto. Together they explore the narrative and liturgical theology of the Orthodox Christian Church.