Which statement best describes the position of the Sadducees in Palestine during the first century C.E.?
A) The Sadducees believed that religious law interpretation was for the temple priesthood.
B) The Sadducees rejected the authority of the Romans and refused their assistance in selecting new high priests for the Temple.
C) The Sadducees believed in life after death and a system of individual rewards and punishments.
D) The Sadducees were among the first and most enthusiastic converts to Christianity.
E) all of these

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The Sadducees were a Jewish sect that believed in the literal interpretation of the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) and believed that religious law was the domain of the temple priesthood. They did not believe in the Oral Law or the Oral Tradition, which were interpreted by the Pharisees. The Sadducees were generally wealthy and influential and were associated with the Temple in Jerusalem.

Which Statement Best Describes the Position of the Sadducees in Palestine