Apr 12, 2006 · The Sadducees pictured God and humans as independent and distant, both in this life and the next. Rewards for righteousness were in this life, ...

There is no doubt that the name "Sadducees" is related to the Hebrew verbal form sadaq (tsahdak), "to be righteous." But exactly how it is related is unclear.

Greek. Strongs #4523: saddoukaiov Saddoukaios. Sadducees = "the righteous" 1) a religious party at the time of Christ among the Jews, who denied

sadducee, n. a member of a Jewish sect or party of the time of Christ that denied the resurrection of the dead, the existence of spirits, and the obligation ...

Jan 1, 2008 · The Sadducees were the liberal theologians, questioning the miraculous, opposed to the Pharisees. The three parties hated each other, but they ...

Jun 24, 2004 · Luke 20:27-40 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. 28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for ...

Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Apr 10, 2006 · He had great respect for the Essenes with whom he lived for three years; but he joined the Pharisees. He had little respect for the Sadducees.

Jan 1, 2008 · It is significant that He singled them out, as opposed to the Sadducees, who were more liberal, and the Herodians, who were the politicians.