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A wealthy religious leader who didn't believe in the afterlife
lightbulbThey're sad, you see — because they don't believe in the afterlife
Jewish religious elite who controlled the Temple. Unlike Pharisees, they rejected the idea of resurrection, angels, and spirits. They were more political than spiritual.
The Room Divides Itself
Acts 23:6-10The Sadducees are one half of the divided council — their rejection of resurrection, angels, and spirits makes them Paul's natural opponents and the Pharisees' ancient rivals in this debate.
Arrested for Doing Something Good
Acts 4:1-4The Sadducees are particularly agitated here because their core theological position — that there is no resurrection — is being publicly contradicted by Peter and John's proclamation that Jesus rose from the dead.
Arrested. Again.
Acts 5:17-21The Sadducees are identified here as the faction driving the arrest — a detail loaded with irony, since they denied resurrection and are now jailing men whose entire message is that Jesus rose from the dead.
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