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GOD IS NOT A CEMETERY KEEPER (1 OF 2)
by Marion Clark
Scripture: Mark 12:18-27
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God is Not a Cemetery Keeper (1 of 2)
Series: Mark
D. Marion Clark
Mark 12:18-27
Introduction
Is there really life after death? Is this all that there is? Atheists believe life ends with death. In Jesus' day there were even Jewish religious leaders who thought the same. We will meet them now.
Text
18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
This is Mark's first and only reference to the Sadducees. Let's review who they are. They do not receive much mention, but they are present and powerful. Indeed, they are the aristocracy of Jerusalem. Most of the chief priests are Sadducees; they make up the majority of the Sanhedrin, the governing body of the Jews. They are the political power in corroboration with the Romans.
They also are not popular. Actually, the Pharisees are the popular leaders. The Sadducees have to share power and yield to Pharisee traditions because the latter is the more respected and popular of the two groups. The Pharisees are more respected because of their zeal to keep the law; they are more popular because, believe it or not, they are more lenient. The Sadducees also have a reputation of being harsh and even crude with the population, as will be seen in their bullying ways with Jesus at his trial. They certainly hate Jesus who represents a threat to their political stability because of the people hailing him as a king.
The biggest contrast between the Sadducees and the Pharisees involves religion. Whereas the Pharisees devote themselves to the oral traditions of the elders passed down over the centuries, the Sadducees reject them altogether. Only the Torah has divine authority. They disagree over the doctrine of the resurrection. The Pharisees believe in a final resurrection; the Sadducees not only reject such a belief, they deny the concept of life after death altogether. They also discount belief in angels and spirits, which, again, was a belief of the Pharisees. Most people, ...
Series: Mark
D. Marion Clark
Mark 12:18-27
Introduction
Is there really life after death? Is this all that there is? Atheists believe life ends with death. In Jesus' day there were even Jewish religious leaders who thought the same. We will meet them now.
Text
18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
This is Mark's first and only reference to the Sadducees. Let's review who they are. They do not receive much mention, but they are present and powerful. Indeed, they are the aristocracy of Jerusalem. Most of the chief priests are Sadducees; they make up the majority of the Sanhedrin, the governing body of the Jews. They are the political power in corroboration with the Romans.
They also are not popular. Actually, the Pharisees are the popular leaders. The Sadducees have to share power and yield to Pharisee traditions because the latter is the more respected and popular of the two groups. The Pharisees are more respected because of their zeal to keep the law; they are more popular because, believe it or not, they are more lenient. The Sadducees also have a reputation of being harsh and even crude with the population, as will be seen in their bullying ways with Jesus at his trial. They certainly hate Jesus who represents a threat to their political stability because of the people hailing him as a king.
The biggest contrast between the Sadducees and the Pharisees involves religion. Whereas the Pharisees devote themselves to the oral traditions of the elders passed down over the centuries, the Sadducees reject them altogether. Only the Torah has divine authority. They disagree over the doctrine of the resurrection. The Pharisees believe in a final resurrection; the Sadducees not only reject such a belief, they deny the concept of life after death altogether. They also discount belief in angels and spirits, which, again, was a belief of the Pharisees. Most people, ...
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