Featuring: Dr. Scot McKnight

In this paradigm-shifting and richly theological message, Dr. Scot McKnight challenges one of the most entrenched stereotypes in Christian tradition: the view of the Pharisees. With historical depth, biblical nuance, and pastoral urgency, McKnight calls believers to stop using "Pharisee" as a synonym for "hypocrite" and instead understand these first-century Jewish leaders in their rightful cultural and religious context.

Drawing from historical sources like Josephus, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and later rabbinic writings, McKnight paints a far more accurate and compassionate picture of the Pharisees—as devoted, Scripture-loving, people-centered leaders who sought to make Torah observance accessible to everyday Jews. He shows that Pharisees were not legalists or villains, but were actually more progressive interpreters of the Law, beloved by the common people, and serious about living out holiness in their everyday lives.

McKnight explores how Jesus' disagreements with the Pharisees were not about grace versus works, but about how best to live out the covenant faithfully. This reframing not only reshapes how we read the New Testament, but also warns us against the dangers of stereotyping others today. It's a message of humility, correction, and a deeper call to Christlike engagement with Scripture, history, and people.