Disagreements amongst jewish groups in the middle of the first century b.c.e.

Theology 1000 During the middle of the first century B.C.E. many Jews took different stances on important religious matters. These disagreements mainly concerned the Temple, Torah and the Messiah. These arguments caused groups to form, which were the Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes and Christians. Each group took different stances on these important matters of the time. The major way Jews related to God was through sacrifice, which was conducted in the Temple. The Sadducees, who …

…is believed that they thought this way because usually lower classes believed more in the coming of a savior than the upper ruling class. The disagreements that the different Jewish groups had during the middle of the first century B.C.E. were pretty clear cut. However each group still shared the same basic Judaism beliefs which allowed them to get along during this era and come together somewhat on many fronts in the future.