What were the differences between the Pharisees and Sadducees...?
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The Pharisees originated during the Grecian period as a vigorous reaction to anti-Jewish Hellenism. By Jesus’ day, however, they were rigid, tradition-bound, legalistic, proud, self-righteous proselytizers and teachers who sought to control the nation through synagogue instruction. They came mainly from the middle class and disdained the common people. \nJesus viewed most Pharisees as self-seeking, merciless money lovers who oozed hypocrisy. (Matthew, chapter 23) They accepted the entire Hebrew Scriptures in the light of their own explanations but attached equal or greater weight to their oral traditions. They said that their traditions were “a fence around the Law.” Far from being a fence, however, their traditions invalidated the Word of God and perplexed the public.\n\nThe politicized Sadducees were chiefly wealthy aristocrats, known for their adroit diplomacy ever since the Hasmonaean uprising in the mid-second century B.C.E. Most of them were priests, though some were businessmen and landowners. By the time Jesus was born, most Sadducees favored Roman rule of Palestine because they thought it was more stable and was likely to maintain the status quo.  (John 11:47, 48.) A minority (Herodians) believed that rule by the family of Herod would better suit national sentiment. \nAt any rate, the Sadducees did not want the nation to be in the hands of Jewish fanatics or to have anyone other than priests in control of the temple. Sadducean beliefs were conservative, mainly based on their interpretation of Moses’ writings, and reflected their opposition to the powerful sect of the Pharisees. (Acts 23:6-8) The Sadducees rejected the prophecies of the Hebrew Scriptures as speculations. They taught that the Bible’s historical, poetical, and proverbial books were uninspired and nonessential.
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Jesus was more of a Socialist than anything else.\n\nHe taught sharing and caring.
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Nobody really knows, but some people think that what each person saw was different. Maybe it was each persons sins.\nJust a thought
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Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were not Merovingian. They were from the line of David, and were Jews who lived around 0 AD.\nI read your previous question. I don't know why you would think this; it's absurd. They were centuries apart. People didn't even HAVE last names back when Jesus was alive. They called you Nathaniel, son of David, or what-have-you. \nAccording to wiki, the Merovingians were a dynasty of Frankish kings who ruled a frequently fluctuating area in parts of the present-day Low Countries, France and Germany from the fifth to the eighth century. They were sometimes referred to as the "long-haired kings" (Latin reges criniti) by contemporaries, for their symbolically unshorn hair (traditionally the tribal leader of the Franks wore his hair long, while the warriors trimmed it short). The term is drawn directly from Germanic, akin to their dynasty's Old English name Merewīowing.
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The Fundemental differences are only slight.\n\nJews, in theory, still obey the law of Moses... most don't and there are hundreds of diferent types of jew.  They are awaiting a messiah to recommence the kingdom of david on Earth.\n\nChristians believe this messiah has been and gone and was called Jesus - who was God, or the son of God.  As such, unlike jews, Christians believe in an afterlife in the here and now. As in, you go straight to heaven when dead. They believe he brought a new covenant and was not only a Jewish messiah, but for all people.\n\nMuslims believe that Jesus was a Messiah, but not God. They believe in an Afterlife in the here and now, but believe that Muhammad was the last of the prophets.  he was needed because Jews and Christians allowed their holy texts to be altered, and a new unchangable text was needed - the Quran. (Koran). They also believe that the best way to live a life is to follow the example, or sunnah, of any prophet, but especially that of Muhammad - the seal of the prophets.
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the sheep are those that followed jesus in word and in works.\nthe goats are those who heard the good news ignored it to\ntheir own shame and those that confessed jesus but they did\nno works that jesus would have done.....hell awaits.
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They're con artists, but they're no worse than the con artists that originally wrote the bible.\n\nThe difference between a televangelist and a true Christian, is that a true Christian tries to live the moral life that the con men say we should lead.  Televangelists simply operate above that "morality".  They use religion's power to make money, and take advantage of the people that actually mean well...
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Guilt.  They were the biggest slaveholders and the rationalizations that allowed them to deny their basic humanity came from what they read in the Bible.  Everything regarding the rules of slave ownership was laid right out for them in the Bible.  Unlike other Christians, they cherry picked from the Old Testament to justify their evil.  Generations later they can't let go of the beliefs that are so destructive.  In order to hide from the realization that their ancestors were awful people they need to cling to their rationalizations.\n\nEdit - Hey, why the thumbs down, it's a historical fact that slaveholders perverted the Bible to justify their "right" to keep slaves.  Read Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy for examples.
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Stoics live in pain while smiling and\ncynics live in comfort while frowning !!!
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They should seem similar, Mary is just a dim copy of Brigid.\nBrigid was actually a goddess, and where we get the word "bride." She was transformed later into a saint when those who worshiped her wouldn't let go of her.
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1: Jesus was not a Jew, he was a Muslim. so was a Muslim, just like any other prophet. \n2: there is no proof that Jesus was white and blue- eyed and i think that it is wrong and disrespectful for people to draw a picture of Jesus, even though, he was a prophet
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who said better?\nyou mis-interpret scripture....\nnot "better" .....just different.
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I think both of them were neutral.  Since "God" wrote the bible and he didn't like satan after their argument, he made him sound evil. And bitterness between the two, uensued and caused both of them to be somewhat evil.
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If I had to pick...it would be hard..not because of their sins and imperfections...but because of their relationships. Peter had a close relationship with Jesus...who is the image of God...BUT...Moses got to speak to God himself...and David...well...he had a LOT of confidence in God...that's why he was forgiven to begin with.\n\nI guess...hmm...Peter...because of the work he did through the help of God's holy spirit. I think that being with Christ helped him...and through all of his teachings...he learned a lot. Besides...the first christians were really living in hard times...but yet they managed to spread the good news all around...and their labor is an example for us today. So I guess I'd pick him.
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When the Temple in Jerusalem existed, the priests wore specially made garments of white linen during the service.  The High Priest wore  more elaborate attire.  They wore their normal clothes at other times.\n\nNowadays, as there is no Temple, the priests do not have any special attire.
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No. The Pharisees were the High Priests in the Temple of Solomon( Only a select few could be High Priests). They were the elite of the religious hierachy in ancient Judea or Palestine. They were essentially the puppets of the Roman governor. The Romans trusted the Pharisees to keep psychological order, i.e keep the masses aligned with their Roman conquerers. Jesus did not appreciate the secularization of faith, and the ostracism of the minority of people who could not enter the Temple of Solomon because they were "unclean". This means the blind, the sick, and the crippled. All the while the Pharisees lived in the modern day equivalent of mansions and getting financial support from the Romans, and allowed gambling in the Temple.\n  In modern Judaism, there is no equivalent to the Pharisees. The closet thing is the Grand Rabbinate in Isreal in terms of its  authority on religious issues. But, I imagine that they are not as corrupt.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritans\n\ngood luck