Explore the Bible Dean, School of Christian Studies, University of Mobile HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR FAITH Mark 8:11–21, 27–33 Pharisees Seek a Sign (11–13) Pharisees were one of the most important religious/political parties of Judaism in Jesus’ day. Josephus, a Jewish historian of the period, said there were more than 6,000 Pharisees at this time compared to about 1,500 Sadducees.…