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also adopted Hellenistic traditions
and tried to spread them among society.
Furthermore, they had their own creed,
which could be termed "materialistic." They
believed that the soul died when the body
died; that there was no afterlife; that an-
gels, Hell, Paradise, and destiny did not
exist; and that worldly matters were inde-
pendent of matters of faith. Rome's cultural
influence is evident here. Due to this per-
verse system of faith, they strove for the
worldly life and political power. They remained
in power for a relatively long time, during which
they fought the other schools of thought. Their rule
only came to an end when the Jewish province was
abolished in 70 ce.

The Pharisees

The Pharisees disagreed with the Sadducees and
diverged from them in many ways. They studied the
Torah and other scriptures, were considered to be the
authority in matters of faith, and were respected by
the people. They opposed the Sadducees' adminis-
tration of the Temple and criticized all of their extra-
religious activities. Contrary to the Sadduceees, they
believed in the soul, the afterlife, and in Paradise
and Hell. Moreover, they did not collaborate with
Rome and rejected the Hellenistic culture intro-
duced by Rome. However, the policy of Pax