When the Romans make a province instead of a vassal kingdom out of Palestine, they themselves appoint the high priest.1 In the ministry of Jesus the Sadducees control the high priesthood. The chief priests are Sadducees. Both Annas and Caiaphas are Sadducees. This long struggle for power made the bitterness between these two parties very sharp. 5. The Standing of the Pharisees in the First Century A.D. The brief outline just given of the struggle of the Pharisees for power shows that they had won
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