Hasideans

Chief among these were those known as the Hasideans or Pious.

The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896

In the earlier days the Pharisees were called "Hasideans," or

Hebrew Life and Times 1918

This concession satisfied the majority of the Hasideans, so that henceforth

The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896

As has already been noted, the Hasideans who followed Judas in the struggle to restore the law and the temple service were the immediate predecessors of the early Pharisees.

The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896

In this respect he was a leader supremely acceptable to the Hasideans or Pious, who rallied about his standard.

The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896

Then there gathered together to them a company of Hasideans, brave men of Israel, every one who offered himself willingly for the law.

The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896

He was doubtless more acceptable to the majority of the Jews than the apostate high priests whom he succeeded, but the stricter Hasideans naturally regarded it as a sacrilege that a man whose hands were stained with war and bloodshed should perform the holiest duties in the temple service.

The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896

The origin and political principles of the Hasideans or Pious.

The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896

Hasideans (Gk. Asidaioi), as they were then called, are generally believed to be the forerunners of the Pharisees (cf. Lagrange, Le

The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1774-1824 1954