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Sadducees
The Sadducees were a Jewish sect of the New Testament era centered on the high-priestly families and the aristocracy of the Jerusalem temple. Because they rejected the resurrection, angels, and spirits, they came into conflict with Jesus and the apostles.
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- Matthew 16Bible
Matthew 16 is the chapter in which Jesus rebuffs the Pharisees and Sadducees who seek a sign, Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ at Caesarea Philippi, and Jesus first foretells his own suffering and resurrection.
- Matthew 22Bible
Matthew 22 contains the parable of the wedding feast; the questions put to Jesus by the Pharisees, the Herodians, the Sadducees, and a lawyer concerning tribute, the resurrection, and the great commandment; and Jesus' counter-question about the son of David.
- Matthew 22:30Bible Verses
In this verse Jesus answers a question from the Sadducees, who did not believe in the resurrection, by saying that "in the resurrection" people neither marry nor are given in marriage but are as the angels in heaven. It is frequently cited in discussions of life after the resurrection, marital relationships in heaven, and the nature of angels.
- Matthew 22:37–40Bible Verses
In this passage Jesus, asked which is the greatest commandment, names love for God and love for neighbor and declares that all the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. It is accepted across denominational lines as a summary of biblical ethics.
- EssenesBible
The Essenes were a Jewish sect active around the time of Jesus, known for their communal life and strict purity regulations. They are not named in the Bible and are known from extra-biblical sources such as Josephus and Philo.
- Rabbinic JudaismHistory
Rabbinic Judaism is the form of Judaism that was reconstituted after the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in AD 70, centered on the study of the Law, prayer, and the synagogue in place of sacrifice. Most of contemporary Judaism derives from this tradition.
- Sign of JonahBible
The sign of Jonah is Jesus' reply to those who demanded a sign, that no sign would be given "but the sign of the prophet Jonas." The saying appears in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
- Acts 4Bible
Acts 4 describes Peter and John bearing witness to the name of Jesus before the council and being released, after which the Jerusalem church prays together and shares its possessions.
- Mark 12:28-34Bible Verses
In this passage a scribe asks which commandment is the greatest, and Jesus answers by joining the command to love God from Deuteronomy with the command to love one's neighbor from Leviticus. The passage is widely cited as a summary of the whole Law, and denominations differ in how they emphasize the relationship between law and love.
- Acts 5:29Bible Verses
Acts 5:29 records the reply of Peter and the apostles to the Jerusalem council's order forbidding them to preach: "We ought to obey God rather than men." The verse is frequently cited when the commands of state authority conflict with religious conscience.