1) The Sadducees were the priestly caste.

2) Because the Pharisees were the predominant sect, few, Sadducee writings have survived.

3) The name Pharisee means a'separate one " and Sadducee means " righteous ".

4) The seventy members of the Sanhedrin were drawn mainly from two opposing parties, the Sadducees and the Pharisees.

5) At that time there was a dispute between the Pharisees and Sadducees as to when the festival should begin.