The Sadducees
Although Pharisees and Sadducees are frequently
denounced together in the New Covenant, they had little in common save their
antagonism to YAHSHUA. The Sadducees were the party of the Jerusalem
aristocracy and the
High (Ke hunnah-Priesthood). They had made their peace with the
political rulers and had attained positions of wealth and influence. Tabernacle
administration and ritual was their specific responsibility. The Sadducees held
themselves aloof from the masses and were unpopular with them.
The Pharisaic attempts at applying the Law to new situations
were rejected by the Sadducees who restricted their concept of authority to the
Torah, or Mosaic Law. They did not believe in resurrection, spirits, or angels
(cf. Markus-(Mark) 12:18; Luka-(Luke) 20:27; Ma'aseh Shlichim-(Acts) 23:8).
Their faith was largely a series of negations with the result that they left no
positive religious or political system.
While the Pharisees welcomed proselytes
MattitYahu-(Matthew)23:15 the Sadducean party was closed. None but members of
the High Ke hunnah and aristocratic families of Jerusalem could become members.
With the destruction of the Tabernacle in A.D. 70, the Sadducean party came to
an end. Modern Judaism traces its roots to the Pharisees.
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