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We'll have nothing to do with the Greeks!
We'll have nothing to do with the Romans!
We better learn to get along with the Greeks
We better learn to get along with the Romans
Middle class laymen
Aristocracy
Active in synagogues, but not in the temple
Controlled the priesthood
Scattered throughout Palestine
Centered at the temple
Centered mainly in Galilee
Centered in Judea
Stuck to the letter of the law
Ready to take action and to defend their position
Made up mainly of Sadducees
Numbered 6,000 in the NT period
Refused to pay their taxes
Willing to cooperate and to do what the Romans said
Believed in only the Pentateuch (Torah)
Stressed outward forms more than inward righteousness
Kept over 600 man-made regulations above what they found in the Tanak
Did not believe in the resurrection, angels, or spirits
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