What was the difference between the Pharasees and the Sadcesees (sorree i cant spel)?

Answer 1

The Pharisees were very legalistic, more associated with the poorer people, and believed in all of the Old testament, believing also in the resurrection of the dead.
The Saducees were of the wealthier class, believed only the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) and did not believe in the resurrection. The priests were generally Saducees.
Both groups opposed Jesus.
EDIT:
The saducees didn't believe in angels either.

Answer 2

The word Pharisees comes from the Hebrew פרושים prushim from פרוש parush, meaning a "detached" one, that is, one who is separated for a life of purity. (Ernest Klein, Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language) The Pharisees were, depending on the time, a political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews that flourished during the Second Temple Era (536 BCE–70 CE). After the destruction of the Second Temple, the Pharisaic sect was re-established as Rabbinic Judaism — which ultimately produced normative, traditional Judaism, the basis for all contemporary forms of Judaism, with the possible exception of the Karaites.

The sect of the Sadducees - from Hebrew Tsdoki ????? [s??.�o.'qi], whence Zadokites or other variants - was founded in the 2nd century BCE, possibly as a political party, and ceased to exist sometime after the 1st century CE.

The Hebrew name, Tsdoki, indicates their claim that they are the followers of the teachings of the High Priest Tsadok, often spelled Zadok, who anointed Solomon king at the start of the First Temple Period. However, Rabbinic tradition suggests that they were not named after the High Priest Zadok, but rather another Zadok (who may still have been a priest), who rebelled against the teachings of Antigonus of Soko, a government official of Judea in the 3rd century BCE and a predecessor of the Rabbinic tradition.

Answer 3

As I remember the difference was the Pharasees were the ones that were in religion for themselves and put burdens on the poor and alienated the sick. They were the wealth and money keepers.

The Saducees were the scribes that knew how to write and were a very intellegent group.

People of ancient times didn't have public schools so only a handful of people had control and some use that knowledge to control others.

They eventually failed. Jesus (God) won because he added to the old testament and said something like: love everyone and forgive and love me most of all.

Answer 4

Stupid answer: The Sadducees were so Sad, You See, and the Pharisees were not Fair You See. (haha!)

Serious answer: The Pharisees believed that the entire Old Testament was Scripture, and they believed in the Resurrection from the dead. The Sadducees only accepted the Torah (Genesis-Deuteronomy) as Scripture, and denied the bodily resurrection.

Also, Pharisees were what you might call Conservatives, in that they believed in following what the Bible taught; in fact, many took it way overboard into legalism. Sadducees were similar to Liberals in that they didn't take the Bible that seriously in their lives.

You can see the reflection of this in the fact that a number of Pharisees believed in Christ (including Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus, and Paul) while no Sadducees are recorded as believing in Christ. The Pharisees had a much stronger understanding of their own sinfulness, and only with that kind of understanding does the Gospel make any sense.

Answer 5

The Pharisees believed in angels and the afterlife. The Sadducees did not.

They are different sects of Judaism, and Jesus didn't belong to either of them, though He pointed out the error of the Sadducees belief when He reminded them that God _is_ the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, The I Am, the God of the living and not the dead (thus those who have died in this life are living in the afterlife).

Answer 6

Pharisees
A religious party among the Jews. The name denotes separatists. They prided themselves on their strict observance of the law, and on the care with which they avoided contact with things gentile. Their belief included the doctrine of immortality and resurrection of the body and the existence of angels and spirits. They upheld the authority of oral tradition as of equal value with the written law. The tendency of their teaching was to reduce religion to the observance of a multiplicity of ceremonial rules, and to encourage self-sufficiency and spiritual pride. They were a major obstacle to the reception of Christ and the gospel by the Jewish people. For the Lord’s judgment on them and their works see Matt. 23; Mark 7; Luke 11: 37-54.

Sadducees
A party or caste among the Jews. The name is probably derived from Zadok, the high priest in Solomon’s time. The party consisted of old high-priestly families who came to the front during the Maccabean war. They formed the Jewish aristocracy, and were powerful though quite small in numbers. In their treatment of religious questions they held to the letter of the Mosaic revelation and denied the authority of ancient tradition; they taught complete freedom of the will in moral action; they were opposed to the Pharisees as to the belief in angels and spirits; they refused also to accept the doctrine of immortality as a necessary part of the Jewish faith. It was through their influence that Greek culture spread in Israel. Their opposition to our Lord was the result of his action in cleansing the temple, which they regarded as an infringement of their rights. They opposed the work of the apostles because they preached the resurrection (Acts 4: 1-3; cf. Mark 12: 18-27; Acts 23: 7-8).

Answer 7

The Pharisees believed there would be a coming Messiah, and the Sadducees did not . The Sadducees did not believe in a Resurrection, either.

Answer 8

They were two major religious groups at the time of Christ. The Pharisees were more legalistic, making many laws and taking pride in their righteousness. The Saducees were a group that did not believe in the afterlife.

Answer 9

The primary difference was belief in the afterlife. The Sadducees didnt go for all that talk of souls and Heaven

Answer 10

The Pharisees were the most strict sect of Jews in Jesus' day. They believed in the bodily resurrection after death, while the Saducees did not.