During the 1st century the Sadducees, the Pharisees, the Essenes, and the Zealots were common Jewish religious groups. The Sadducees is translated to “righteous ones”, which is believed to be how they wished to live their lives (pg.109). One of the main tasks Sadducees was to operate the Temple. They were also known not to believe in life after death, angels, spirits, and rejected the teachings of the Pharisees (Jewish Groups…). The Pharisees were a longtime rival of the Sadducees and believed in the resurrection of the dead. The Pharisees believed God was the ruler over all aspects of the world and bad things could not be blamed on him (Jewish Groups…). However, there were groups such as the Essenes and Zealots that were stricter with their
