TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stemberger,Günter
TI  - Jewish contemporaries of Jesus: Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes 
SN  - 0800626249 (alk. paper)
AV  - BM 175 .P4 S7413 1995
U1  - 296.8/1 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Minneapolis
PB  - Fortress Press
KW  - Pharisees
KW  - Sadducees
KW  - Essenes
KW  - Judaism
KW  - History
KW  - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-156) and indexes; Contents;  	Chapter 1. Pharisees and Sadducees: the sources. 1. Flavius Josephus --
2. The New Testament --
3. Rabbinic statements --
Chapter 2. Pharisees and Sadducees: their teachings. 1. Tenets of faith --
2. Differences with respect to the law --
3. Tradition and interpretation of Scripture --
Chapter 3. Pharisees and Sadducees: their history --
Chapter 4. Essenes, Pharisees, Sadducees --
Chapter 5. After 70 C.E.: break or continuity?
ER  -