What's the Real Story on the Pharisees and Jesus--with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine?

Before the baptism of Jesus, John was visited by both priests (possibly including Joseph of Arimathea - John's relative) and the Pharisees - who John said one among you is even greater than he. In other words, he was one of them and John was calling him out to John's ministry - which he undertook - leaving the party - who he went back to at John's death - or at least ate with. They were his friends and colleagues - all of whom believed in the resurrection of the soul (which we know is true because we now have near death experiencers - which Paul may have been when he was stoned at the gates of a city - meeting Jesus in the air.