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Acts 23:8

King James Version (KJV)

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For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

Acts 23:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 23:8

Theological / Devotional

The Sadducees. Concerning the Sadducees see Vol. V, p. 52; see on ch. 4:1. They acknowledged the authority of the writings of Moses, but had reservations when it came to the prophets, and rejected the literary portions of the OT and tradition altogether. They considered angels as only manifestations of celestial glory, and denied the reality of a future life. It has been said that the Pharisees were the Jewish counterpart of the Stoics, and the Sadducees, of the Epicureans; within broad limits this is true (see on ch. 17:18).

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