Maccabees #18 - War Between Sadducees and Pharisees
Posted in Maccabees on Feb 12th, 2009 No Comments »
King Alexander Jannaeus expanded the kingdom of Judea to its greatest size since the days of King David and Solomon, but animosity grew between the Pharisees (who lived mostly among the common people) and the Sadducees (who came from the wealthy families). A major incident happened at Sukkot one year, and then the Pharisees rebelled against their king, resulting in the loss of thousands of lives.
