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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. They supported Roman rule and 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.
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* 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.
(See also: [chief priests](../other/chiefpriests.md), [council](../other/council.md), [high priest](../kt/highpriest.md), [hypocrite](../kt/hypocrite.md), [Jewish leaders](../other/jewishleaders.md), [Pharisee](../kt/pharisee.md), [priest](../kt/priest.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Acts 04:03](rc://en/tn/help/act/04/03)
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* [Acts 05:17-18](rc://en/tn/help/act/05/17)
* [Luke 20:27](rc://en/tn/help/luk/20/27)
* [Matthew 03:07](rc://en/tn/help/mat/03/07)
* [Matthew 16:01](rc://en/tn/help/mat/16/01)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: G4523
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## Forms Found in the English ULB
Sadducee, Sadducees