One of the example I cite from Dr. Kinzer’s paper is when the Pharisees criticized some of Yeshua’s disciples for not participating in ritual handwashing. They did not say Yeshua failed to practice it. They did not say all of Yeshua’s disciples failed to practice it. They said “some of” Yeshua’s disciples failed to practice it.

It would seem Yeshua followed the tradition but that he did not teach it was necessary.

Also, Yeshua’s critiques of Pharisaic tradition were for cases where: (1) detailed ritual overruled love and (2) tradtion overturned a written Torah. He did not reject the whole system. In fact, Matthew 23:2 is strongly in favor of the system.

Derek Leman