I hope the person that made this video actually gets this. I would like to say how thankful I am that someone can explain the Bible in such an easy to understand why. God bless you
Quick way to remember the difference (trigger warning: dad joke) The Sadducess did not believe in the resurrection, that's why they were sad, you see. Sorry, couldn't help it.
There's more to the story than that... The Sadducees began way back in the 400's. They were the descendants of the High Priest Zadok, of King David's time. They thought they ought to be the priests appointed by the Persians to rule Judea. So they were. But as the leaders of Judea, they were the ones who developed the most wealth and interactions with Greek culture. They became so secular that they saw all the Jewish rituals as only pertaining to the Temple. In other words, they thought all God asked was for them to do the "church" thing one day a week, and they could live as they wished the other 6 days. The Pharisee movement began about 100 years after the Sadducees began. The word "Pharisee" means "separated one." You see, among the Levites, only the sons of Aaron were to be priests. But now, there was an elite strain of priests in charge. So there were three classes of religious people... The sons of Zadok (Sadducees) 2. the rest of the priests, and 3. the rest of the Levites. The Pharisee movement was a reaction against the worldliness of the Sadducees. The movement began among the non-priests of the Levites, who were scribes and teachers of the Law in the synagogues. Thus, by the first century, the Pharisees (who believed they had oral traditions passed down from the time of Moses!) had become quite cold in heart, seeking for brownie points only by outward ritual. It was very much like the holiness movement which swept through the Eastern USA in the late 1800's, as a Wesleyan reaction against the worldliness of the very denominations which traced their heritage directly from the core of the European Reformation. History repeats itself. Strangely, Sadduceeism died out completely after there was no place for them, when Titus destroyed the Temple in 70 AD. So, Phariseeism was left as the only guiding movement among the Jews, during the disperson. Which is why Modern Judaism is actually Phariseeism in modern clothes. Which leads us to the question... is Pentecostalism (rooted in the Holiness movement of 130 years ago) as it grows by leaps and bounds worldwide, taking over christianity?
@@kenim Perhaps the more accurate concern will be, will Jesus recognize us? Will we be the ones left outside weeping and gnashing our teeth? We must continually pray and keep the Word of God in our hearts. Abide in Him and He in us.
When you compared them to Republicans and Democrats, it reminded me of Ecclesiastes 1 9What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. 10Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time.
Wow.. I was looking to get a clear meaning of what the Pharisees and Sadducees had in common and their differences and this has helped. Far more than I thought. Thank you so much for this
Great explanation! I've known the kids songs growing up but never learned the difference between the two or what they really were. It makes it easier to understand now!
Love when you do videos like this. The interplay between classical history and Biblical history and theology is fascinating. You should discuss the pre-Nicaea early church in more depth sometime.
Thank you! I'm so glad someone else sees this. I've started to call the Democratic & Republican parties religions as a confrontation. I believe faith in Human Government is the most widely accepted idolatry of our time. There's only one Kingdom I'm loyal to!
Excellent video. Please keep up the good work. May God be with you as you move forward. Please pray for this ministry and all the UA-cam ministries laboring for the cause of God.
Contemporary normative Judaism which is rabbinical, especially Orthodox and Conservative, is a direct descendant of the Pharisees. The Sadducees have no heirs in the Jewish world There were other Jewish parties such as the Essenes, the Zealots, and the Hellenists. The Pharisees are the creators of the Talmud.
> The Sadducees have no heirs in the Jewish world They might, in the form of Karaite Judaism, depending upon how you slice and dice what the Karaites of today believe. There's only about 100,000 of them world-wide these days, but at one time they made a credible run at becoming the major form of Judaism. Among other things, they flat out reject the Talmud.
Well explained. The Sadducees disappeared but spiritually have their descendants in liberal more secular atheist Jews. But more important, history repeats itself with legalistic traditional christianity and liberal christians. Again, they will not recognize their messiah when He manifests himself.
You're doing an amazing job, don't matter what religion you are. The Word of God needs to be Preached. So much more work needs to be done, til God Returns!
ooh and you're quick on the reply as well!! haha great stuff. i'd really like to show you my project!! there is a video called 'Introduction to IsraelAlia' in my channel or 'IsraelAlia: Exploring the Covenant' on Facebook! It's about Deut 17:8-11 which says that all controversies must be resolved by the Priests and a Judge.. this system has never been implemented once throughout history! and it is fundamental to the creation of religious law! Huge issue that has been missed throughout the generations.. would love your thoughts!! :)
Thank you for the explanation! We just happened to discuss this last night at our bible study. May God bless your ministry... I have been enjoying your channel!
While you are correct, there is such a thing as artistic license and I think he used it well there to connect with the audience, particularly the younger members of the audience.
Whilst I didn’t mind the “greekicising” as it made the point very well for the listeners, it’s also good to know how it should be said properly. Thank you.
Great teaching Matt. It was a very confusing time but you boiled it down very succinctly. Looking at modern Judaism it would appear the Sadducees won. Have no fear, Jesus will get it all straightened out real soon.
👀 at your background, & I'm 😲 wow!, God is great, cause I'm on 3rd part of the 🎥 collection. The Jews are wearing those exact clothes I mean w/ the same 👨 playing high priest. Thanks 4 taking time & breaking this topic on a easily understood level. Remain blessed.
Great choice for a topic, and very good execution (as usual)! I've seen the previous video so I know you're thinking about what kind of videos to do next, and I think this is a very good start, with explanations about people mentioned in the Bible and a look at their history and context, would love to see more of this.
Thanks Francesca. I've got some more fun ones coming from Italy next month. Speaking of which, are you coming to the No Dumb Questions meet up next week in Rome?
Hi Matt, My name is Beth and I've been watching your Ten Minute Bible Hour videos for a while now. My bible study group is studying the book of Acts and your "commentary" on it has been THE BEST! I love your style of teaching, your humor, your intelligence and the way you make things so easy to understand without being condescending and the way you accept that others may not always agree.. I would like to contribute to you to help you to continue to do the Ten Minute Bible Hour but don't know how. Can you help tell me if there is a way? Also, being Ash Wednesday, I am a non-practicing Catholic, my husband is a very devote Catholic and I would love to hear your opinion on Lent if you have the time. Thanks so much for helping make studying the bible so much fun and so much easier to learn!
Thanks Beth! I'm super happy to hear that the Acts series has been fun and useful for you! I had a blast making it, and it's always encouraging to hear that others are getting something out of it as well. Some people support the program at patreon.com/TMBH. I'm very grateful for the people who do that, but I have no expectation of support, and I'm happy to offer this content for free. That said, I'm honored that you would even think about it. Also, I'm getting the distinct impression I should make a video about lent for next year :)
Excellent, thank you. The interesting part is that although both sides have the appearance of godliness, the deny the power, so both are wicked. As much as our values seem to align, those who refuse to submit to Jesus are vipers. Lord I pray that Your people come out from among all systems and align to the Kingdom where Jesus is glorified. Show us how. You are faithful to lead, protect, and provide. Amen.
Brehhhhhh I wish I watched this video years ago. Makes so much sense and clears it up. Kinda cool how it is similar to modern day society and makes it easy to understand
Loved the simplified explanation! Jesus not belonging to either side of a traditional conservative/liberal ideology set? Weird how that worked... :-P Hope you catch the sarcasm in this latter half of the comment. ;-)
Comming from someone who is Jewish, but you’re evaluation of the two groups is missing a lot of information and historical context. I would be glad to fill you in if you would be open to talking.
Wow! Never thought of it this way :D Pharisees-Sadducees Right-Left Catholic-Protestant Conservative-Liberal God loves when people are polarized, doesn't He? :P
Except, by the standards of their own time and place, the Sadducees were actually the conservatives and the Pharisees the liberals. The Herodians would then go further to the Right of the former and the Zealots likewise to the Left of the latter.
Thanks for your informative video as always Matt. I'm quite troubled with which party to support. It means like all parties will never truly reflect what Jesus wants for us..
Your left/right politics analogy might work well in America, but it's not universal. Over here, for example, the left wing party are often portrayed as taking Britain back to the 1970s (*re-*nationalise the railways for example) whilst the conservatives like to be seen as forward-looking, which is the opposite of how you frame it here. The Lib Dems/UKIP might work better, since you could frame the EU as like the greeks/romans, (although UKIP might be a better fit for the zealots), but they aren't the main political parties so aren't the first to come to mind.
I don't think Matt is stupid, in fact I think he's very smart. But he does live in a different place to me which means he looks from a different perspective to me and picks up on different things.
Beyond just how nebulous the definitions of the Right and Left truly are, people are prone to looking at history through a presentist lens. And today, nationalism is associated with what we call the Right and cosmopolitanism conversely the Left. But that was not always the case given the fact that early modern nationalist revolutions were very often left-wing campaigns waged against right-wing cosmopolitan establishments representing noble houses, religious institutions and imperial powers regularly operating across any such lines.
I can't figure out if you're the smartest person in the universe or if I'm being tricked. So were these people elected, appointed, or what? Hard to imagine people would choose the Pharisees. Having strict laws about everything seems like a horrible political platform, but if everything is phrased as "God says you have to...", then the Pharisees would be seen as obedient, not harsh rule makers. Was the actual high priest (the guy who went into the holy of holies) always a Pharisee? Did both sides recognize the scriptures? What did the two groups agree on? Why didn't Jesus ever talk about the Sadducees? Seemed like his gripe was always with the Pharisees.
Jesus did talk to or about the Sadducees a few times. Matt 3, Matt 16, Matt 21 (noted as 'chief priests'), and Matt 22. It could be that 'Chief Priests' wherever they are mentioned is a reference to the Sadducees.
The pharisees also preached about extra laws that were not in the Torah, the "oral laws". My understanding is that those were written in the Talmud later.
A good point here is that there can be two dominating schools of thought but both can easily be wrong.
Who are the sadducees? Pls answer?
@@heyszlee718 as far as video says, they are not really religious people
@@heyszlee718 Haughty liberals...
Nicholas Beck amen right there. Thank God, for Jesus, is what I gotta say.
Jesus Christ isn't the name of the messiah it's Yahshua ha'Mashiah.
I hope the person that made this video actually gets this. I would like to say how thankful I am that someone can explain the Bible in such an easy to understand why. God bless you
I am studying the bible and I am really grateful for the simple way this was explained. Thank you.
Quick way to remember the difference (trigger warning: dad joke) The Sadducess did not believe in the resurrection, that's why they were sad, you see. Sorry, couldn't help it.
The Pharisees, meanwhile, were not fair, you see, because they were all caught up in thier interpretation of the law.
Good one. I'll remember it now. Thx
this is amazing
😂
We all love that joke.
Thank you for making things clearer.. I'm studying the bible, and I need all the help I can get.
Thanks Patricia. Making it easier is exactly what I'm going for.
Just make sure your not being mis lead like we have been getting for hundred of year's
Watch the Derek Prince videos! AMAZING and consider Bible College.
@@chrise842 nah....he is the whole truth!
@@chrise842 he is not our Messiah. He is just a great teacher of scripture. Far better than most.
"You brood of snakes and vipers."
Jesus said!
John also said that haha
Very Good , thank you for clearing that all up.
Jesus is ,the way,the truth and the life .
EXCELLENT synopsis in 7 minutes of a rather difficult topic to explain. Brilliant!! Thank you! 👍🙂
There's more to the story than that...
The Sadducees began way back in the 400's. They were the descendants of the High Priest Zadok, of King David's time. They thought they ought to be the priests appointed by the Persians to rule Judea. So they were. But as the leaders of Judea, they were the ones who developed the most wealth and interactions with Greek culture. They became so secular that they saw all the Jewish rituals as only pertaining to the Temple. In other words, they thought all God asked was for them to do the "church" thing one day a week, and they could live as they wished the other 6 days.
The Pharisee movement began about 100 years after the Sadducees began. The word "Pharisee" means "separated one."
You see, among the Levites, only the sons of Aaron were to be priests. But now, there was an elite strain of priests in charge.
So there were three classes of religious people... The sons of Zadok (Sadducees) 2. the rest of the priests, and 3. the rest of the Levites.
The Pharisee movement was a reaction against the worldliness of the Sadducees.
The movement began among the non-priests of the Levites, who were scribes and teachers of the Law in the synagogues.
Thus, by the first century, the Pharisees (who believed they had oral traditions passed down from the time of Moses!) had become quite cold in heart, seeking for brownie points only by outward ritual.
It was very much like the holiness movement which swept through the Eastern USA in the late 1800's, as a Wesleyan reaction against the worldliness of the very denominations which traced their heritage directly from the core of the European Reformation.
History repeats itself.
Strangely, Sadduceeism died out completely after there was no place for them, when Titus destroyed the Temple in 70 AD.
So, Phariseeism was left as the only guiding movement among the Jews, during the disperson.
Which is why Modern Judaism is actually Phariseeism in modern clothes.
Which leads us to the question... is Pentecostalism (rooted in the Holiness movement of 130 years ago) as it grows by leaps and bounds worldwide, taking over christianity?
History always repeats itself. And now, the return of the Lord draws near and I fear that very few of us will recognize Jesus our Saviour once again.
@@kenim Perhaps the more accurate concern will be, will Jesus recognize us? Will we be the ones left outside weeping and gnashing our teeth? We must continually pray and keep the Word of God in our hearts. Abide in Him and He in us.
kenim Jesus is already here. They just locked him up in a mental asylum.
When you compared them to Republicans and Democrats, it reminded me of Ecclesiastes 1
9What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
10Is there anything of which one can say,
“Look! This is something new”?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our time.
Wow.. I was looking to get a clear meaning of what the Pharisees and Sadducees had in common and their differences and this has helped. Far more than I thought. Thank you so much for this
Great video. Very clear and memorable. Definitely a fan of these explain-a-particular-topic style videos. Keep up the good work.
I thank you because although you ran through several centuries it was by far the best and clearest rendition I have come across.
Thank you, for this explanation. It actually helped me in my quiet time this morning. God bless you.
Well done. Except for the manatee. That part sucked. No cuts? Impressive.
I like the manatee! You could do a brief video highlighting all of the mentions of "(hides of) sea cows" in the Bible, just for fun.
Maybe Matt's just a master of cuts, and we didn't see them.
Destin don't be such a hater.
Hey Destin
I hear that is an antique manatee trophy.
That was a great explanation! I loved your use of the green screen and timeline - it felt very immersive.
Great explanation! I've known the kids songs growing up but never learned the difference between the two or what they really were. It makes it easier to understand now!
Thanks Matt. Exceptionally well explained in a short time. Well done.
Gracias!
I cannot express my thanks. You rock.
Love when you do videos like this. The interplay between classical history and Biblical history and theology is fascinating. You should discuss the pre-Nicaea early church in more depth sometime.
Thanks very much. I've got more like this coming next month.
Thank you! I'm so glad someone else sees this. I've started to call the Democratic & Republican parties religions as a confrontation. I believe faith in Human Government is the most widely accepted idolatry of our time. There's only one Kingdom I'm loyal to!
Excellent video. Please keep up the good work. May God be with you as you move forward. Please pray for this ministry and all the UA-cam ministries laboring for the cause of God.
Fabulous summation of Bible characters which I never quite got. God bless you for your teaching style.
I love God! He's fabulous, kind, and loving. He is so beautiful to me.
Contemporary normative Judaism which is rabbinical, especially Orthodox and Conservative, is a direct descendant of the Pharisees. The Sadducees have no heirs in the Jewish world
There were other Jewish parties such as the Essenes, the Zealots, and the Hellenists. The Pharisees are the creators of the Talmud.
> The Sadducees have no heirs in the Jewish world
They might, in the form of Karaite Judaism, depending upon how you slice and dice what the Karaites of today believe. There's only about 100,000 of them world-wide these days, but at one time they made a credible run at becoming the major form of Judaism. Among other things, they flat out reject the Talmud.
Well explained. The Sadducees disappeared but spiritually have their descendants in liberal more secular atheist Jews. But more important, history repeats itself with legalistic traditional christianity and liberal christians. Again, they will not recognize their messiah when He manifests himself.
You briefly touched on the maccabean rebellion. I would love to see more on that from you :) I had to write a paper on that in college.
Great explanation! Really happy I found your channel through No Dumb Questions.
You're doing an amazing job, don't matter what religion you are. The Word of God needs to be Preached. So much more work needs to be done, til God Returns!
Cool very well explained. Thank you very much. God bless you. Blessings from India
Well put Matt. Can you also talk more about the Sanhedrin, it's origins, impact it had at the time of Jesus. And current times. Thanks again.
Within Jewish tradition, the Sanhedrin (quibble: short _e_ in middle) traced itself back, as an institution to the 70 elders of Numbers ch. 11.
wow!! this vid is so on point!! exactly what I was looking for!! thanks
+GlobalHumanEducation glad it hear it!
ooh and you're quick on the reply as well!! haha great stuff. i'd really like to show you my project!! there is a video called 'Introduction to IsraelAlia' in my channel or 'IsraelAlia: Exploring the Covenant' on Facebook! It's about Deut 17:8-11 which says that all controversies must be resolved by the Priests and a Judge.. this system has never been implemented once throughout history! and it is fundamental to the creation of religious law! Huge issue that has been missed throughout the generations.. would love your thoughts!! :)
@@MattWhitmanTMBH Could you please make a video on the third group of ascetic jews, the essenes and their dead sea scrolls...
Wow! This was super helpful. I'm showing it to my kids tonight.
Thanks for the quick rundown I always struggle with this one.
Thank you for the explanation! We just happened to discuss this last night at our bible study. May God bless your ministry... I have been enjoying your channel!
This was the best explanation I found thus far! Thanks
Good video but my eye twitched when you called it "Greekicizing" at 3:58. It's called "Hellenizing".
While you are correct, there is such a thing as artistic license and I think he used it well there to connect with the audience, particularly the younger members of the audience.
thats because you are not epic anymore.
you nerd
Whilst I didn’t mind the “greekicising” as it made the point very well for the listeners, it’s also good to know how it should be said properly. Thank you.
Splitting hairs!
Thanks for doing this video, I always saw the pharisees and the sadducees as somewhat interchangeable, now this gives me a whole new perspective.
Love at first sight. I like your channel right away.
This was a very good clarification. Thanks for posting.
I really appreciate you man for explaining such a complicated subject so easily. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing this lesson!
Sick shirt! Oh & I loved the comparison to congress
My wife bought me that one. It happies me.
Awesome stuff! I did a video on the Pharisees specifically recently, there aren't enough videos that go in depth about these groups
Great teaching Matt. It was a very confusing time but you boiled it down very succinctly. Looking at modern Judaism it would appear the Sadducees won. Have no fear, Jesus will get it all straightened out real soon.
Very good - Can't wait to see Part 2 where we get a bit more depth!
Thanks Matt! This actually helped me understand the background history of the Phars and the Sads
This was fascinatingly applicable to today. Thanks!
Just wanted to tell you that I really enjoyed this video! Well done, keep going!
My class loved this video! Thank you for explaining this so well!
Sooo good! Love this! Great job! Very clear and helpful! Blessings -
Awesome explanation, I had to jump back and re-listen like 8 times because attention deficit but worth every jump.
This was so awesome! And very straightforward! Thank you so much! New subscriber here!!!
This was really helpful. Thanks. God bless you.
👀 at your background, & I'm 😲 wow!, God is great, cause I'm on 3rd part of the 🎥 collection. The Jews are wearing those exact clothes I mean w/ the same 👨 playing high priest. Thanks 4 taking time & breaking this topic on a easily understood level. Remain blessed.
Wow. Thank you so much, it was super helpful 👏👏👏👏😊
Thank you so much, Matt. If more history lessons had a great overview at the beginning, I know I would remember more.
Really, really good explanation. Thank you!
thank you for your teaching, praise you holy spirit hallejuah
Thank you for this explaining who the Pharisees were going back into the OT for your explanation. It was very helpful. 😊👍
Matt, excellent job. I am looking forward to the eclipse
another home run... these videos are great
Thank you for this. Very concise explanation. Short but extremely informative.
Thank you, Matt. This resonated with me.
Great choice for a topic, and very good execution (as usual)! I've seen the previous video so I know you're thinking about what kind of videos to do next, and I think this is a very good start, with explanations about people mentioned in the Bible and a look at their history and context, would love to see more of this.
Thanks Francesca. I've got some more fun ones coming from Italy next month.
Speaking of which, are you coming to the No Dumb Questions meet up next week in Rome?
The Ten Minute Bible Hour you're very welcome, looking forward to them!
I'll be there, yes :D June 4th at the Ara Pacis at 11am, right?
+Francesca Mele right on! See you there.
The Ten Minute Bible Hour yep, and have a safe flight!
Thank you. This is very helpful to me right now.
Wow you certainly answered my question. Thank you.
This was very well put!
Really good teaching. Thanks!
So clear bro!! Thank you.
Thank you for the teaching bro 👍
Excellent summary here Matt
Great video Thank you !
Hi Matt, My name is Beth and I've been watching your Ten Minute Bible Hour videos for a while now. My bible study group is studying the book of Acts and your "commentary" on it has been THE BEST! I love your style of teaching, your humor, your intelligence and the way you make things so easy to understand without being condescending and the way you accept that others may not always agree.. I would like to contribute to you to help you to continue to do the Ten Minute Bible Hour but don't know how. Can you help tell me if there is a way? Also, being Ash Wednesday, I am a non-practicing Catholic, my husband is a very devote Catholic and I would love to hear your opinion on Lent if you have the time. Thanks so much for helping make studying the bible so much fun and so much easier to learn!
Thanks Beth! I'm super happy to hear that the Acts series has been fun and useful for you! I had a blast making it, and it's always encouraging to hear that others are getting something out of it as well.
Some people support the program at patreon.com/TMBH. I'm very grateful for the people who do that, but I have no expectation of support, and I'm happy to offer this content for free. That said, I'm honored that you would even think about it.
Also, I'm getting the distinct impression I should make a video about lent for next year :)
Excellent video, thank you!
Thanks Matt I appreciate this information
Was totally thinking about this while listening to Matthew on audible
Excellent!! Thank you
Excellent explanation which helped me to understand the difference...
Nice video, Matt! Thanks for the clarification! I always had thought they were roughly the same people with different titles. ;)
Excellent, thank you. The interesting part is that although both sides have the appearance of godliness, the deny the power, so both are wicked. As much as our values seem to align, those who refuse to submit to Jesus are vipers. Lord I pray that Your people come out from among all systems and align to the Kingdom where Jesus is glorified. Show us how. You are faithful to lead, protect, and provide. Amen.
Brehhhhhh I wish I watched this video years ago. Makes so much sense and clears it up. Kinda cool how it is similar to modern day society and makes it easy to understand
Loved the simplified explanation!
Jesus not belonging to either side of a traditional conservative/liberal ideology set? Weird how that worked... :-P Hope you catch the sarcasm in this latter half of the comment. ;-)
Comming from someone who is Jewish, but you’re evaluation of the two groups is missing a lot of information and historical context. I would be glad to fill you in if you would be open to talking.
I mean I would like to know what he did that was so wrong it needed to be a judgment of death like wow
Good video, I read about The Herodians?
That's so cool now I understand thank you!! 😃😃
Wow! Never thought of it this way :D
Pharisees-Sadducees
Right-Left
Catholic-Protestant
Conservative-Liberal
God loves when people are polarized, doesn't He? :P
Oddly enough, Jesus was very harsh with scribes, pharisees and sadducees, but he was much more comprehensive with publicans and prostitutes.
Except, by the standards of their own time and place, the Sadducees were actually the conservatives and the Pharisees the liberals. The Herodians would then go further to the Right of the former and the Zealots likewise to the Left of the latter.
Gifted teacher.
Can we get some sources please.
How do you get a reverse circumcision? maybe a video about that? :)
WHAT WAS THAT WEIRD GROSS flashed image at 1 minute 58 seconds?????
I’m reading through Matthew right and it can’t get confusing when names like these are thrown in.
Thanks for your informative video as always Matt. I'm quite troubled with which party to support. It means like all parties will never truly reflect what Jesus wants for us..
Your left/right politics analogy might work well in America, but it's not universal. Over here, for example, the left wing party are often portrayed as taking Britain back to the 1970s (*re-*nationalise the railways for example) whilst the conservatives like to be seen as forward-looking, which is the opposite of how you frame it here. The Lib Dems/UKIP might work better, since you could frame the EU as like the greeks/romans, (although UKIP might be a better fit for the zealots), but they aren't the main political parties so aren't the first to come to mind.
I don't think Matt is stupid, in fact I think he's very smart. But he does live in a different place to me which means he looks from a different perspective to me and picks up on different things.
I have better idea, why don't you make a video just like this one, but tailored for your audience?
IamGrimalkin Outside the U.S. doesn't matter
Beyond just how nebulous the definitions of the Right and Left truly are, people are prone to looking at history through a presentist lens. And today, nationalism is associated with what we call the Right and cosmopolitanism conversely the Left. But that was not always the case given the fact that early modern nationalist revolutions were very often left-wing campaigns waged against right-wing cosmopolitan establishments representing noble houses, religious institutions and imperial powers regularly operating across any such lines.
great video!
I can't figure out if you're the smartest person in the universe or if I'm being tricked.
So were these people elected, appointed, or what? Hard to imagine people would choose the Pharisees. Having strict laws about everything seems like a horrible political platform, but if everything is phrased as "God says you have to...", then the Pharisees would be seen as obedient, not harsh rule makers. Was the actual high priest (the guy who went into the holy of holies) always a Pharisee? Did both sides recognize the scriptures? What did the two groups agree on? Why didn't Jesus ever talk about the Sadducees? Seemed like his gripe was always with the Pharisees.
Jesus did talk to or about the Sadducees a few times. Matt 3, Matt 16, Matt 21 (noted as 'chief priests'), and Matt 22. It could be that 'Chief Priests' wherever they are mentioned is a reference to the Sadducees.
The pharisees also preached about extra laws that were not in the Torah, the "oral laws". My understanding is that those were written in the Talmud later.
Best and easiest explanation I have ever heard. Thank you.
Are the phrases like the religious police in Saudi Arabia?
Nice break down and spot on
Thanks man!
I’m curious, what did these two groups believe about circumcision? I think I can guess but I’m not sure.
Amazing. now my concept is clear.
Ok wait….was that “off pudding”??? Respect!