Bible Concepts

Pharisees

The Pharisees believed in an Oral Law that God gave to Moses at Sinai along with the Torah. The Torah, or Written Law, was thought to be open to interpretation. The Pharisees believed that God also gave Moses the knowledge of what these laws meant and how they should be applied. This oral tradition was codified and written down centuries later in the Talmud.

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Sadducees

During the time of Christ, the Sadducees were a religiopolitical group that held a great deal of power among the Jews in Israel. The Sadducees confronted Jesus on occasion, (Matthew 16:1; Mark 12:18), and they later opposed the preaching of the apostles (Acts 4:1–2).

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Concepts

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