| There « Pharisee » becomes a term expressive of typical hypocrisy, the dead letter, legalism, hardness. |
| But instead of keeping her at a decent distance, he distances himself from the Pharisee at whose table he reclines. |
| He demonstrates his prophetic ability, not by dismissing the woman, but by letting his Pharisee host understand that he can read his thoughts. |
| Jesus continues by contrasting the behavior of the sinful woman and the Pharisee. |
| Nicodemus, mentioned only in the Gospel of John, was a Pharisee and probably a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest governing body. |
| To proclaim one's virtue, however humbly, is the prerogative of the Pharisee. |
