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# Sadducee #
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## Definition: ##
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The Sadducees were a political group of Jewish priests during the time of Jesus Christ who supported Roman rule and who did not believe in the resurrection.
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* Many Sadducees were wealthy, upper class Jews who held powerful leadership positions such as chief priest and high priest.
* The duties of the Sadducees included taking care of the temple complex and priestly tasks such as offering sacrifices.
* The Sadducees and the Pharisees strongly influenced the Roman leaders to crucify Jesus.
* Jesus spoke against these two religious groups because of their selfishness and hypocrisy.
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(See also: [[../other/chiefpriests.md]], [[../other/council.md]], [[../kt/highpriest.md]], [[../kt/hypocrite.md]], [[../other/jewishleaders.md]], [[../other/pharisee.md]], [[../kt/priest.md]])
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## Bible References: ##
* [Acts 04:1-4 ](en/tn/act/help/04/01 )
* [Acts 05:17-18 ](en/tn/act/help/05/17 )
* [Luke 20:27-28 ](en/tn/luk/help/20/27 )
* [Matthew 03:7-9 ](en/tn/mat/help/03/07 )
* [Matthew 16:1-2 ](en/tn/mat/help/16/01 )