Jesus and the Parisees

...one must take care not to exaggerate the opposition of Jesus and the early Christians to the Pharisees. A great deal of the friction between Christians and Pharisees was due to the similarity of their views, rather than to their difference.

 

Gonzalez, Justo L. (2014-11-25). The Story of Christianity: Volume 1 (Kindle Locations 426-427). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.