The Sadducees Resurrection Joke #substack #truth #dailydevotional #dailyprayer

This is the only mention of the Sadducees in the Book of Mark. They show up and try to corner Jesus. Sadducees were wealthy, pompous leaders who said their beliefs were based 100% on scripture. Since they could find no resurrection in the Old Testament, they didn't believe in the resurrection. They approached Jesus and called him teacher. Then they told him one of their favorite jokes about resurrection. They were mocking the teacher, making fun of his beliefs. Imagine coming to Jesus, who was going to give new life to the entirety of humanity through his resurrection, and telling a joke that you thought completely dismantled the idea of people coming back to life.