“The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess” (St. Luke18: 11-12).
The Phariseeswere members ofan ancient Jewish sect that emphasized strict interpretation and observance of the Mosaic law in both its oral and written form. Unfortunately, the Pharisees also…more
