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Jesus said He was both God and Messiah, and the Jews knew this. That’s why they accused Him of blasphey. The Jews rejected Jesus as Messiah because He claimed to be God. Every time the Pharisees questioned Jesus, it was to question His Divine Authority. They wanted to see Him slip up, so they could use it against His claim of being God. As far as His claim of being Messiah, the Jews were expecting someone like Barabas, who instigated a revolution against the Romans, but since Jesus wasn’t like a revolutionary, they believed He didn’t fulfill the messanic prophecies, so they didn’t believe He was the Messiah. To the Jews, claiming to be God and not fulfilling the prophecies means you can’t be the Messiah.Saying you are the Messiah is not the same as saying you are God Almighty. In fact Messiah means the annointed one(chosen one). I was talking about why they refused his Messianship, because he criticized their religious traditions. The Pharisees were a sect among others, but they were the most extreme in their oral traditions. Other Jewish sects were more liberal regarding the oral traditions. Sunnis are the same as the Pharisees.
The Pharisees weren’t extreme, just very observant of the Law. They were hypocrites, though, because while they did obey the Law, and so appear to be holy, they did not act charitable toward others, and so they were not really holy. They would take the best seats, not help others with hard burdens, and always act pious in plain view so people could admire them. This is why Jesus said they were like a cup that was clean on the outside but dirty on the inside. This offended them, but it didn’t cause them to oppose Jesus. The Saddedus, another Jewish sect, also offended the Pharisees, but they weren’t crucified.