The Pharisees

Some specific points regarding the Pharisees:

• Began approximately 167 BCE and dissolved after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD.
• While there were Pharisees who confronted and argued with Jesus Christ, there were some that became believers in Jesus Christ.
• Nicodemus, who became a believer in Jesus Christ, was a Pharisee.
• Joseph of Arimathea, who was a Pharisee, became a disciple of Jesus Christ.
• The scriptures indicate a number of Pharisees became believers in Jesus Christ.
• Josephus, the historian, is believed to be a Pharisee.

The Sadducees

Some specific points regarding the Sadducees:

• In the New Testament the Sadducees often were verbally assaulting Jesus Christ in attempts to discredit Jesus Christ as Rabi, Prophet, Messiah and ultimately as God. 
• There are references about the Sadducees as not necessarily believing in Eternal Life after human death. 
• They were considered liberal in ideas that did not reflect the strictness of the Law written by Moses, along with writing of other Prophets.
• Their power and authority began in the second century BCE and lasted to the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 AD.  After the destruction, the group disbanded and no longer existed.
• Caiaphas, the High-Priest, at the time of Jesus Christ was a member of the Sadducees.
• The scriptures do not have any examples of a Sadducee believing in Jesus Christ.

This author has the theory that the Sadducees became the group in power based on their liberal philosophy that enabled a Sadducee to mingle with people in power and wealth while not being judgmental.

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