Traces of the Pharisees

It’s one thing to read about the Pharisees in texts like the Dead Sea Scrolls, the New Testament, and the Rabbis. It’s another to find them in what is often called the “material culture,” that is, archaeological remains. Do they witness to the Pharisees? We don’t find cups and pots and jugs with “This Pot was made and owned by Reuben, a Pharisee.” We fi…