1.0Faith Church Bloghttps://blogs.faithlafayette.org/churchTrey Garnerhttps://blogs.faithlafayette.org/church/author/tgarner/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="M8Sn9WCmKa"><a href="https://blogs.faithlafayette.org/church/bible-background-the-pharisees/">Bible Background: The Pharisees</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.faithlafayette.org/church/bible-background-the-pharisees/embed/#?secret=M8Sn9WCmKa" width="600" height="338" title="“Bible Background: The Pharisees” — Faith Church Blog" data-secret="M8Sn9WCmKa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blogs.faithlafayette.org/church/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Throughout the gospels, we read about different people groups that played a significant role in land of Palestine during the first century. These people influenced the culture in which Christ ministered, and He tailored His messages both to reach and to respond to these groups. Learning more about these people can add greater detail and deeper understanding to our study of the gospels. What follows is a thumbnail sketch of the first of these groups--the Pharisees.http://blogs.faithlafayette.org/church/files/2011/08/Bible-Basics-The-Pharisees-e1313597299906.jpg