People Who Encountered Jesus

They were priests and aristocrats who cared for Temple practices and worship in Jerusalem.

• Sadducees

• Pharisees

Many of them were members of the Sanhedrin.

• Sadducees

• Pharisees

They believed that only the Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament) were inspired by God.

• Sadducees

• Pharisees

They did not believe in the resurrection of the dead, immortality, or angels.

• Sadducees

• Pharisees

They interpreted the law literally.

• Sadducees

• Pharisees

Their name comes from the word Zadok, the priest that King Salomon appointed to take care of the Ark of the Covenant.

• Sadducees

• Pharisees

Their main focus was the Temple.

• Sadducees

• Pharisees

They collaborated with the Romans.

• Sadducees

• Pharisees

They disappeared from Jewish life after the destruction of the Temple.

• Sadducees

• Pharisees

They were experts in Jewish Law. They also preserved Judaism after the Romans destroyed the Temple in AD 70. They separated themselves from people who did not follow the law closely.

• Sadducees

• Pharisees