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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.
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(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 )
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* [Luke 20:27 ](rc://en/tn/help/luk/20/27 )
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* [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