新约描写耶稣和法力赛对抗。本书指出这种表面理解是欺骗性的。实际上，更原始的新约版本包含更多内容表明耶稣亲法力赛的态度。比如对当时犹太高等法院领袖加马力拉比的描写。

The New Testament appears to describe Jesus as a strong opponent of the Pharisees. This book however argues that the appearance is deceptive, being due to late additions to the New Testament, which, however, contains strong traces of an earlier pro-Pharisee attitude, for example, the portrayal of Gamaliel.

耶稣不仅是亲法力赛的，他自己就是法力赛运动的成员之一。拉比的文章证明耶稣和法力赛之间的亲和力。为什么雅各而不是彼得是耶路撒冷会堂的主持？Jesus, the book argues, was not only friendly to the Pharisees, but was actually a member of their movement. Evidence is brought from the rabbinic writings to show a strong affinity between Jesus and the Pharisees. The Talmud even retains a reminiscence of Jesus as a rabbinic figure. The argument that the rabbinic writings are too late to be valid is combated. The book puts forward many new insights into New Testament problems: for example, why did Jesus' brother, not Peter become the leader of the Jerusalem Church?

What was the motive for the denigration of the Pharisees?

有贬低法利赛吗？这个误解相关经文更早版本的原意是什么？

What was Jesus' attitude towards the temple?

耶稣对圣殿态度如何？

Did Jesus flout the Jewish ritual purity laws?

耶稣可曾蔑视犹太洁净律法？

Do the Gospels contain a polemic against the Jerusalem Church? Did Jesus' claim to be the Messiah (a political title) constitute a threat to the Roman Occupation, rather than to the Jewish religion?

耶稣自称弥赛亚（在犹太教中也是个政治头衔）对谁更有威胁，是罗马还是犹太信仰？

Was the High Priest a henchman and appointee of Rome, despised by the Pharisees and the Jewish people?

大祭司是否是罗马的傀儡，被法力赛和犹太人恨？

About the Author

Professor Hyman Maccoby is currently a Research Professor at the Centre for Jewish Studies in Leeds, having been a Scholar-Librarian at Leo Baeck College, London.