Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

The Judaism of Jesus; day was quite different than what we read of in the Scriptures -- in the time of Moses, the Judges, and the Kings. Many of their teachings, rules, laws -- their traditions -- are not found in the pages of Scripture. They evolved and grew during this Intertestamental time, along with and under the tutelage of these groups like the Pharisees. Now, to be charitable, most were, I'm sure, well-intentioned... though a few could be considered questionable. But this is why Jesus sparred so often with the Pharisees. They were insisting their traditions be regarded and followed as the Law of God.