> my understanding is that the differences between the two groups were not as extreme as we've been led to believe. what are you talking about? we've been led to believe there was no difference at all, but even non-biblical accounts of history show evidence of subversion and usurpation by the pharisees in judea where they were considered foreign. the non-biblical accounts tell the story of a people that was wiped out, and an opportunistic foreign tribe that completely usurped their identity.
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