the Sadducees

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:are_known_for collaborate with Romans
wealth and social status
a pragmatic approach to governance
a more secular outlook
a limited theological perspective
a more literal interpretation of the Torah
a significant influence on Jewish law
a strong connection to the temple
a strong focus on the temple rituals
rationalist approach to religion
their strict interpretation of the Torah
gptkbp:are_part_of the Jewish elite
the ruling class in Judea
gptkbp:belief free will
gptkbp:composed_of aristocratic families
gptkbp:declined_in oral law
resurrection of the dead
gptkbp:disappeared_after the destruction of the Second Temple
gptkbp:had_a_different_interpretation_of Scripture than Pharisees
gptkbp:had_a_different_stance_on purity laws than Pharisees
gptkbp:had_a_different_view_on afterlife than Pharisees
the Messiah than Pharisees
gptkbp:had_a_limited_following_among the general populace
gptkbp:had_a_priestly_lineage in their membership
gptkbp:has_conflict_with the early church
early Christians
gptkbp:has_role Jewish law and governance
gptkbp:held_in the Sanhedrin
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gptkbp:is_active_in Second Temple period
gptkbp:is_criticized_for their elitism
gptkbp:is_influential_in the Hasmonean dynasty
temple worship practices
gptkbp:is_mentioned_in gptkb:the_New_Testament
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as wealthy and powerful
opponents of Jesus
opponents of resurrection beliefs.
gptkbp:is_often_seen_in collaborators with foreign powers
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Pharisees
gptkbp:is_practiced_in animal sacrifices
gptkbp:was_involved_in the trial of Jesus
temple administration
political affairs of Judea
the politics of the Roman Empire
gptkbp:were_influential_in_shaping Jewish religious practices
gptkbp:were_known_to_reject the concept of angels
gptkbp:were_less_numerous_than gptkb:Pharisees
gptkbp:were_mentioned_by gptkb:Josephus
gptkbp:were_often_contrasted_with the Essenes
gptkbp:were_primarily_based_in gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Herod_Archelaus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5