religious groups in Palestine at time of J Flashcards
what were the 4 main groups
Pharisees, Essenes, Sadducees, Zealots
who were the Pharisees
‘separate one’ - observes strict laws and traditions believed in resurrection of dead.
what did the Pharisees evole to
become the jewish people today
who were the Pharisees rivals
Sadducees
who where the Sadducees
‘righteous ones’- loosely followed the laws, had a bigger influence than the P, didn’t believe in life after death and feared roman rule and other extremist groups
who were the Essenes
originally priests, separate from other group ad lived in comminitive lives with very strict laws, well received by romans as honest.
what were the Essenes responsible for
the dead sea scrolls
who were the Zealots
members of the jewish group and were very violent towards the romans
