Circumcision was required of Moses's son shortly before God sent him on his mission. It's not a Pharisee creation.
Speaking of corn, in the Exodus, while teaching the Sabbath to the Israelites for 40 years, God gave them food 6 days a week with a double portion on the 6th day and told them to stay inside and not go gathering food on the 7th day. The Pharisee objection to Christ's disciples gathering food has a sound foundation.
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