Shifting Culture
Shifting Culture
Joshua Johnson
Ep. 448 Scot McKnight - The Pharisees Weren't Who You Think
53 minutes Posted Aug 4, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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In this episode with Scot McKnight, we ask whether the perception that the Pharisees were hypocrites, legalists with a religious spirit is the right way to view them. We move the conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees from one of theological debate to one in response to charisma, the crowds, and power. We talk about what charisma actually is, why economic justice sat at the center of Jesus' movement, the seven things the Pharisees really were, and what it means to stop weaponizing the word ...