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1 Not a lot of modern day believers really understand who the Pharisees are and what they believe and teach. We need to have some background to understand why Y’shua lashed out against the Pharisees. This study is to understand the Parsees and their Oral law and to help us not to make the same mistakes they did. Abstracts taken from Nehemiah Gordon’s; “Hebrew Yeshua vs. the Greek Jesus”, and Lew White’s comments on the Talmud. The Pharisees are called Jewish Orthodox Rabbis today. To become a Pharisee today, you have to be from a direct line from the original Pharisaic line. They are called Orthodox Jewish Rabbis and they uphold the Oral Traditions as brought down throughout their generations. Their teachings are known as Takanot and referenced to in Scripture as “man made laws/traditions and “traditions of the elders”. These teachings are based upon five basic principals: 1. Pharisees believe in two Torah's: The written Torah (first five books of the Scripture) and the Oral Torah (given orally to Moses to Joshua ...notes or commentary or interpretation of the Torah). They believe the written Torah cannot be understood without the Oral Torah. The Oral Torah has been written down and consists of four volumes. The first is the Mishnah - 200 CE, 2nd one is The Jerusalem Talmud - 350 CE written in Tiberius, the third one is the Babylonian Talmud 500 CE, and then lastly the D' rash of 900 CE. 2. The absolute authority of the Pharisees: Even if they say left is right and right is left, you must obey them. You do not have to believe him but must obey him. They take Deut 30:12 literal and out of context and believe the Torah not in heaven and that' s why they say that they have authority above YHVH concerning the Torah. In context it means that the Torah is not too difficult to do. They believe they have absolute authority over the Torah and not YHVH.

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Not a lot of modern day believers really understand who the Pharisees are and what they believe and teach. We need to have some background to understand why Y’shua lashed out against the Pharisees. This study is to understand the Parsees and their Oral law and to help us not to make the same mistakes they did. The Pharisees are called Jewish Orthodox Rabbis today. To become a Pharisee today, you have to be from a direct line from the original Pharisaic line. They are called Orthodox Jewish Rabbis and they uphold the Oral Traditions as brought down throughout their generations. Their teachings are known as Takanot and referenced to in Scripture as “man made laws/traditions and “traditions of the elders”.

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Not a lot of modern day believers really understand who the Pharisees are and what they believe and teach. We need to have some background to understand why Y’shua lashed out against the Pharisees. This study is to understand the Parsees and their Oral law and to help us not to make the same mistakes they did.

Abstracts taken from Nehemiah Gordon’s; “Hebrew Yeshua vs. the Greek Jesus”, and Lew White’s comments on the Talmud.

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1. Pharisees believe in two Torah's: The written Torah (first five books of the Scripture) and the Oral Torah (given orally to Moses to Joshua ...notes or commentary or interpretation of the Torah). They believe the written Torah cannot be understood without the Oral Torah. The Oral Torah has been written down and consists of four volumes. The first is the Mishnah - 200 CE, 2nd one is The Jerusalem Talmud - 350 CE written in Tiberius, the third one is the Babylonian Talmud 500 CE, and then lastly the D'rash of 900 CE.

2. The absolute authority of the Pharisees: Even if they say left is right and right is left, you must obey them. You do not have to believe him but must obey him. They take Deut 30:12 literal and out of context and believe the Torah not in heaven and that's why they say that they have authority above YHVH concerning the Torah. In context it means that the Torah is not too difficult to do. They believe they have absolute authority over the Torah and not YHVH.

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3. They do a M'drash interpretation and ignores context of Scripture: They say Scripture is a divine code and only they have the tools on how to interpret Scripture. They also say that the majority rules and the more people agree on a subject, means that they are right. The ancient Israelites learned Torah by hearing it read out to them every seven years, so that they could learn it and do it. Deut 31:12-13. This is the way YHVH intended it to be understood. Always read scripture within context. Torah Scrolls were very expensive and to produce. You have to slaughter a whole flock of sheep and use barrels and barrels of ink and you have to get a Scribe for at least one year to write it down for you. That is why they have to hear it every seven years because it was impossible for everyone to own a Torah Scroll. The Pharisees had access to the Torah and misused it exclusively for their own gains and power.

4. Sanctified Traditions: Customs became laws when it is done and sanctified by the people over time. For example; wearing the head covering - kipa, sanctified over the last 800 years. You may not walk four cubits (steps) without a head covering. You may also not pray with an uncovered head - talit. Closing the Shabbat ceremony - Hafdalla. Lighting the candles at Shabbat meal.

5. Takanot - Commandments of man or interpretation of the Torah: Similar to the previous point but these are derived from the Torah. For example: YHVH Commanded us to do the Commandments, they added “...and commanding us to wash our hands”. Deut 17 talks about lower “judges” or leaders had to go to the High Priest of the Temple to help with cases that they could not solve. It does not say to go to the Pharisees!.

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The most powerful "rabbi", Akiba, within Pharisaism arose in the early 2nd century, and he took it upon himself to put the "oral law" into a written form, called the Talmud. Rabbinical Judaism (Pharisaism) took complete control over the early development of the post-Temple era, and it is still alive and well as an apostate form of religion, mostly due to this "Talmud", begun by Akiba. In it there are fabulous tales of Akiba's greatness, and horrendous tales about Y’shua. The concept of "RABBI" is central to the Talmud's idea of eternal life. Without a "RABBI", one cannot possibly acquire eternal life, according to Talmud! And, all Rabbis are infallible (perfect, …ye right!).

Akiba's Talmud also declares that YHVH is but one of 70 rabbis, and He must go along with what the majority says. Since Y’shua was called a "RABBI" (my Teacher), it is likely that He was mistakenly thought to be a Pharisee, or the dominance of Pharisaism was so great that all who taught were customarily referred to by this term. The word "RABBI" is not found in the TaNaKh (commonly known as the O.T.) and is man made.

The Talmud is not a book; it’s a record of questions, debates, and decisions over a 1200-year period. One could think of it as if there were a board of directors making decisions over a 1200 yearlong corporate meeting, and the Talmud is the "minutes" of that meeting. There is a Babylonian Talmud, and a Jerusalem Talmud. The former is usually the one that is quoted, and is magnitudes larger. It is entirely of human invention, and definitely not to be confused with inspired Scripture, the Words of YHWH.

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The Talmud is Judaism's holiest book (actually a collection of books). Its authority takes precedence over the Old Testament in Judaism. Evidence of this may be found in the Talmud itself, Erubin 21b (Soncino edition): "My son, be more careful in the observance of the words of the Scribes than in the words of the Torah (Old Testament)."

So, we need to also be careful to note the "yeast" and puffing-up which we may observe in others as they grow in knowledge. The Talmud seems to be the best candidate among us for being this "yeast of the Pharisees", since from these early Pharisees; all of Rabbinical Judaism sprang forth. The Torah is a light "yoke", but the Talmud certainly isn't light. Our "older brothers" in Rabbinical Judaism have traditionally been steeped in the Talmud, but our love of the "older brother", those of Judah (Jews), must be ever present with us, because anyone who does not love his brother does not have the love of YHWH. That doesn't mean we have to love the yeast / teachings of the Talmud as well. When Y’shua told us, "Beware of the LEAVEN of the Pharisees" (Luke 12:1, Mk. 8:15, Mt. 16:6), He was describing the hidden mysticisms of the Zohar, Kabbala, and the Sefer Yetzirah (oral laws).

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• Erubin 21b (Soncino edition): "My son, be more careful in the observance of the words of the Scribes than in the words of the Torah (Old Testament)."

• "If a Jew be called upon to explain any part of the rabbinic books, he ought to give only a false explanation. Who ever will violate this order shall be put to death." Libbre David 37.

• “Non-Jews are Not Human” Baba Mezia 114a-114b. Only Jews are human ("Only ye are designated men").

• “Jews May Steal from Non-Jews”, Baba Mezia 24a. (Affirmed also in Baba Kamma 113b).

• "Jesus was a bastard born of adultery." (Yebamoth 49b, p.324). • "Mary was a whore: Jesus (Balaam) was an evil man." (Sanhedrin 106a &b, p.725). • "Jesus was a magician and a fool. Mary was an adulteress". (Shabbath 104b, p.504).

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In Matt 23 v 2 Y'shua said to obey every word of the Pharisees and in verse 13 He called the hypocrites who shut up the Kingdom against men and make it difficult to enter in. Can this be? Can there really be a contradiction in the same passage? It seems so, but I don't believe it can be true because YHVH's Word is True and not suppose to confuse His people. Lets look and find out what the problem is. There is a Hebrew translation of Matthew that survived the destroying of all the holy books by the Catholics and is called the "Shem Tov" Hebrew Gospel of Matthew. This book is full of Hebrew word ponds (Hebrew idioms and Hebrew poetry) that are found in the Torah and proves this book was written in Hebrew and not translated from Greek into Hebrew. This implies that the Greek Matthew was translated from the original Hebrew Matthew. The early church fathers confirm this fact in the writings of Papias who lived 60 to 130 CE, who said; “Matthew collected the words in the Hebrew Language and translated it the best he could”. Most of the New Testament was actually written in Hebrew and Aramaic and translated into Greek, losing Hebrew-isms. (See also Andrew Gabriel Roth books on the Aramaic translations) For example, lets look at an English-ism; "dead as a doornail", it does not mean anything in Chinese. The same applies to Hebrew vs. Greek. The Greek gives us the evidence of these Hebrew-isms and that it was translated from Hebrew text where they originate from. This Hebrew gospel of Matthew will help us solve this problem. In Matt 23:2-3 it reads in Greek text; “…#���$���!03��5���%�������6������� ��� � ����$� � ����$������� �…”, but in the Hebrew text it reads; " .. …#���$���03�5� ���6������� ��� � ����$� � ����$������� �…”. The 'he' refers to Moses and the 'they' refers to the Pharisees. So Y'shua actually said to obey Moses (Torah) and not the Pharisees. It is clear that he is referring to Moses and not to the Pharisees and this sort out the problem of contradicting text; it is a translation mistake. How did it slip in?

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that changed the word from '�' to '���', giving us the wrong interpretation. A small translation error slipped in when the translation was done from Hebrew to Greek. Do not do according to their Takanot (man's commandments), but do after what Moses taught. This is in line with all the other passages where Y’shua confronted the Pharisees. We see another problem looking at Matt 15:2-3 “…do not do their works (law)…”. This passage is also used to confirm that Y’shua abolished the law (Torah). Is this so? It is where the Pharisees say that the Disciples did not obey the traditions (Takanot) of the elders when they did not wash their hands. He is not talking about the Law of YHVH, the Torah, but the traditions of the elders or Pharisees. The Commandment for ‘Washing of hands’ is not in the Torah. It is an Oral Tradition. "Why do they transgress the traditions of the elders? Not the Torah!

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Rabbi's have authority (they say) to make new laws and add to the Torah. This is one of the examples in Scripture where Y’shua spoke against the commandments of man (takanot). So, Y’shua did not abolish the Torah though speaking against the washing of hands Commandment, because it is a Takanot and not a Commandment in Torah.

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YHVH says that His Name is a memorial to every generation, so if we are not allowed to use His Name or use His Name, how can this passage be true? You are not to swear falsely by His Name. Taking away the Name, substituting it with HaShem or L-rd allows you to swear falsely without breaking the commandment, this is what the Pharisees did, creating loopholes to cover them selves. @���+(�2��@�����0<0A���������������������(��������)� �������� %������������������(��,�� ��������%��� �����

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The Pharisees build fences around the Torah and they interpret the Torah for the people. For example; there are only five or six commandments for the Sabbath in Scripture but the Pharisees have over a 1800 laws on how, and not to keep the Sabbath. It is suppose to be a pleasure to keep the Sabbath not a burden through added traditions and this have caused a lot of Jews not to be observant any more. All these “added” commandments are “fences” they build around the Commandments found in the Torah so that people will not break the Torah. They did not only do it with the

Sabbath, but also did it with many other Commandments. Their intentions might be good, but what does YHVH say about adding or taking away from the Torah?

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That which we see in Deuteronomy is the same principal we see in the Book of Revelation and you should be careful not to take things out, things you do not like or do not understand, or to add things to His Word. This is especially for those (shepherds) teaching others, because they will receive a greater judgment.

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This is a very serious matter for all those who teach or disciple others, and is a warning to everybody who want to teach or lead others.

You must make dead certain that you teach the Truth and that you do not add or take away from the Word of YHVH because you line yourself up with greater judgment of you mislead people by “man made doctrines” and “traditions”. Those who are in the position of teaching and leading others spiritually should be aware that they are Watchman that have the responsibility to lead the flock towards the truth and if they don’t do it or do their own thing, the blood of the people they mislead is upon their heads if they cause people to go astray through their false teachings and example. (Look at their fruit)

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The Trumpet or Shophar that was blown to warn the people are the words of Truth that needs to be proclaimed so that the people can be warned and come out of the bondage of man made religion. Those who do not listen to you and who d o not receive you, their blood is on their own heads, but if you choose not to speak out when you have an opportunity, their blood is on your head.

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Can there be Pharisees in a “Christian” Faith today? By “Christian” I mean everybody that believe in the Messiah as Savior. When you look at what the Pharisees did you will definitely find “man made traditions” and “Oral Laws” in the Church today that is not in Scripture. The Talmud contains Judaism’s Oral Laws and commentaries by the Rabbi’s for over thousands of years. Christian writers wrote thousands of books that contain commentaries and traditions that are not scriptural as well. It is the

same religious spirit that is at work in the Church, the same spirit that existed in Y’shua’s time that is working today. “Prosperity, money-money-money, me-me-me, Purpose driven, not Spirit led, create the life you want, your best life now”. Where is YHVH in all of this? It’s all about man and his wants and

his life. Study the Scripture and confirm everything you learn or read, do not be deceived, be careful who you listen to or who’s books you read, and work out your salvation with fear and trembling before YHVH Who is our King and Who’s Word is the ultimate authority.