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Legalism Is a Condition of the Heart, Not a Matter of Theology
Mark says that jesus looked with them an anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts. The pharisees are the protectors of palestinian judaism. Their mortal enemies are the herodians, those who are sympathetic to the roman protectorate. Legalism would rather celebrate principle than meet the needs of people.