Um \u00fea\u00f0 leyti sem Jes\u00fas var \u00ed heiminn borinn var algengt a\u00f0 Gy\u00f0ingar k\u00e6mu saman \u00ed heimah\u00fasum til \u00feess a\u00f0 bi\u00f0jast fyrir og rannsaka ritningarnar.\u00a0 \u00deessi si\u00f0ur \u00e1tti uppt\u00f6k s\u00edn \u00e1 \u00f6ndver\u00f0ri 2. \u00f6ld f. Kr. og h\u00e9lst \u00e1 1. \u00f6ldinni e. Kr.\u00a0 Einn sl\u00edkur h\u00f3pur manna \u00e1tti eftir a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a mj\u00f6g mikilsh\u00e1ttar \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagi Gy\u00f0inga.\u00a0 \u00deeir k\u00f6llu\u00f0u sig far\u00edsea \u00e1 hebresku, sem merkir „hinir a\u00f0skildu“.\u00a0 \u00deeir vildu var\u00f0veita og endurn\u00fdja gy\u00f0ingd\u00f3minn me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 koma \u00f6llum Gy\u00f0ingum til \u00feess a\u00f0 vir\u00f0a hv\u00edldardagshelgina fullkomlega, og halda jafnframt reglur um f\u00f6stu, matv\u00e6li og hreinsunarsi\u00f0i.\u00a0 Flestir far\u00edsear stundu\u00f0u \u00fe\u00f3 almenn st\u00f6rf og gengu \u00f3hindra\u00f0 um g\u00e1ttir \u00ed menningarheimi R\u00f3mverja.\u00a0 En fundirnir, \u00fear sem \u00feeir einir komu saman, og skilyr\u00f0islaus hl\u00fd\u00f0ni \u00feeirra vi\u00f0 bo\u00f0or\u00f0i\u00f0 um a\u00f0 hv\u00edlast sj\u00f6unda dag vikunnar, greindu \u00fe\u00e1 fr\u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum m\u00f6nnum.\u00a0 \u00deannig efldist me\u00f0 \u00feeim sk\u00fdr me\u00f0vitund um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera flokkur, er ekki f\u00e6ri a\u00f0 \u00f6llu leyti a\u00f0 si\u00f0um annarra.\u00a0 Far\u00edsear bjuggu einnig \u00ed borgum utan Palest\u00ednu.\u00a0 P\u00e1ll postuli, sem var fr\u00e1 Tarsus \u00ed su\u00f0austur-hluta Litlu-As\u00edu, kva\u00f0st hafa veri\u00f0 vandl\u00e1tur far\u00edsei og g\u00e6tt \u00feess a\u00f0 halda l\u00f6gm\u00e1li\u00f0 til hins \u00fdtrasta (Fil. 3:5).<\/p>\n
Far\u00edsear pr\u00e9diku\u00f0u l\u00f6gm\u00e1l M\u00f3se, en auk \u00feess erfikenningu forfe\u00f0ranna, \u00fe.e.a.s. \u00fdmis l\u00f6g og reglur, sem ekki er a\u00f0 finna \u00ed helgum ritningum.\u00a0 \u00deessi fyrirm\u00e6li og \u00fatsk\u00fdringar \u00e1 \u00feeim er a\u00f0 finna \u00ed Mishna og Talm\u00fad.\u00a0\u00a0 Far\u00edsear \u00e1ttu vins\u00e6ldum a\u00f0 fagna me\u00f0al al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0u manna og \u00feeir komu \u00e1 f\u00f3t samkunduh\u00fasum og sk\u00f3lum.\u00a0 \u00d6fugt vi\u00f0 suma a\u00f0ra flokka Gy\u00f0inga tr\u00fa\u00f0u \u00feeir \u00e1 l\u00edf eftir dau\u00f0ann (upprisu) og t\u00f6ldu a\u00f0 m\u00f6nnum yr\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 goldi\u00f0 eftir misgj\u00f6r\u00f0um og\u00a0 umbuna\u00f0 fyrir dygg\u00f0ugt l\u00edferni (sj\u00e1 Post. 23:6).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"