Jesus a "turn coat"??? who told you that? Jesus died as did the approximately 20,000 other Pharisee jews------for rebellion against the filth of Rome---
Jesus did die like thousands of Pharisees and was raised observant in the Pharisaic traditions but there was obviously a disagreement between Jesus and the Pharisees who called each other sinners while each claimed the righteous observance of the Law.
"We know this man is a sinner. He keeps company with prostitutes." vs. "I always do exactly as God commands."
The only way to understand how each could accuse the other of sin while each claimed obedience is to realize that Jesus found another way to understand the deeper implications of the law hidden by the figurative language used in the same way that Hilkiah the high priest found the book of the Law hidden in the ruins of the wall of the temple.
Everything that Jesus said from , 'why worry about what you eat or what you wear.." or " what goes into the mouth cannot defile a man it's what comes out of his mouth that defiles him." to 'unless you eat my flesh you cannot have life in you." confirms this. His final command to. "eat my flesh' encapsulates this sublime teaching as a direct reference to the righteous understanding and application of kosher law that leads to the promise of eternal life fulfilled in this life...
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure lying buried in a field. The man who found it,
buried it again." Matthew 13:44
"I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Isaiah 45:3
Hobe------I will help you understand-----THAT's HOW
PHARISEES SPOKE TO EACH OTHER-----in matters of
religion they all expressed STRONG OPINIONS in very
strong language -------and that is all there is to it.
Think Jeremiah think ZEALOT The impression of
that which was a Pharisee that you learned in sunday school---was entirely erroneous. Long ago I came upon
a copy of a book----in English ----which was a translation of
JOSEPHUS FLAVIUS ---- I got it from the hands of a nice
guy wearing a big cross. --------it was a loan. The book included a REVIEW by a Christian theologian------part of the review ----- "the book is accurate in detail----EXCEPT FOR ONE MISTAKE-----the historian Josephus Flavius
MISTAKENLY describes the Pharisees in glowing terms---
with words like "modest" "men of good will"-----
"kind" "scholarly" etc etc etc I really enjoyed that one------and now for the facts-------If you want to know what
a Pharisee was-------read the New Testament-----Jesus as
an EPITOME OF PHARISEE in every detail-----including
his comments and his crucifixtion Just about all the jews
the romans crucified were Pharisees. Josephus Flavius was a "COHEN"------he took the position of "lets compromise with the romans ----for awhile to avoid
being slaughtered" He ended up surrendering to the
romans-----and even became a ROMAN CITIZEN---(rare for
a jew back then) and he devoted his life to THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH WARS ,,,, actually a history of the time
of roman control which is the time of Jesus. Thus---he was an historian----highly regarded even today. For awhile jews considered him something like a traitor----but----that
idea evaporated--------he did what he did----he documented
the history.
when young----I knew as little as most adolescents about the history of those times----but I was an avid reader-----
very random----I just read anything that fell under my nose.
Based on lots of reading------I came to the conclusion that
JESUS was a Pharisee. ----it was only later on----that I came to understand that historians of those times AGREE.
The reality just happens not to be standard sunday school
POV and it certainly does not show up in "jewish books" I know it is difficult for a person brought up on ---
the "EVIL PHARISEE" creed------kinda like learning that the early americans did not REALLY get along with the Indians all that well. the idyllic first thanksgiving-----
is just a kinda myth too