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I think you wrote this:
You misunderstand Judaism. It is true that at the time the Pharisees represented just one of many Jewish group. But it is the only group that survived; all Jews today are Pharisees, or descendents of the Pharisees. Judaism today is Phariseeic Judaism. I tam fairly sure all Orthodox and Conservative Jews would say this without hesitation. Reform and Reconstructionist Jews might take a few minutes to explain that they have kept a lot of Phariseeic Judaism but have made some changes. In any event, practically every Jew today identifies with the Pharisees and takes a comment against Pharisees to be a comment against Judaism as a whole.
You might want to read through the entire discussion on this issue, including the archived old talk -- it is lengthy, but allthe points you bring up have been brouht up before and have been discusses from both sides, SR
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