Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Sadducees (/ ˈ s æ dj ə s iː z /; Hebrew: צְדוּקִים, romanized: Ṣəḏūqīm, lit. 'Zadokites') were a sect of Jews active in Judea during the Second Temple period, from the second century BCE to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.
In first-century Israel, Sadducees were a religious faction that wielded societal power in nearly every aspect. These men hated Jesus and were the Jewish aristocrats of their day, known as much for their wealth and corruption as for their religious devotion.
Sadducee, member of a Jewish priestly sect that flourished for about two centuries before the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in 70 ce. The Sadducees were the party of high priests, aristocratic families, and merchants—the wealthier elements of the population.
The Sadducees were an aristocratic class connected with everything going on in the temple in Jerusalem. They tended to be wealthy and held powerful positions, including that of chief priests and high priest, and they held the majority of the 70 seats of the ruling council called the Sanhedrin.
The Sadducees were elitists who wanted to maintain the priestly caste, but they were also liberal in their willingness to incorporate Hellenism into their lives, something the Pharisees opposed.
The Sadducees were a distinct sect of Judaism from roughly 200-150 BCE to 70 CE, when the Temple complex in Jerusalem was destroyed by Rome. The name Sadducee most likely derives from Zadok, the first high priest to serve in Solomon 's Temple before its destruction by the Babylonians in 587/586 BCE.
Who Were the Sadducees? The Sadducees during the time Jesus walked this earth were religious Jews who were high priests and nobles. Sadducees were wealthy, influential, and powerful. They had very distinct beliefs. We find in Matthew’s Gospel this brief note about the beliefs of the Sadducees.