From a8fb7454f33a047ef4d445925ab1e72302616b47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Belcher Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 16:11:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'bible/other/sadducee.md' --- bible/other/sadducee.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/bible/other/sadducee.md b/bible/other/sadducee.md index f9bd30d5..4cd9fd61 100644 --- a/bible/other/sadducee.md +++ b/bible/other/sadducee.md @@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ ## Definition: ## -The Sadducees were a political group of Jewish priests during the time of Jesus Christ who supported Roman rule and who did not believe in the resurrection. +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. -* ​Many Sadducees were wealthy, upper class Jews who held powerful leadership positions such as chief priest and high priest. +* Many Sadducees were wealthy, upper-class Jews who held powerful leadership positions such as chief priest and high priest. * 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](../other/pharisee.md), [priest](../kt/priest.md)) ## Bible References: ##