Sadducees = "righteous ones", elite priest followers the laws of the Hebrew Bible (the Torah), but rejected newer traditions.
High Priest, Chief Priests, Priests, and Levites tribe of Levi responsible for the temple and its sacrifices, religious & social leaders of the Jewish people.
Pharisees= "separated ones", influential laymen; adhered to strict Sabbath rest, purity rituals, resurrection of the dead, tithing, & food restrictions, based on the Hebrew Scriptures and on later traditions
Zealots = militantly anti- Roman, pro-Torah, defenders of a pure Judaism
Scribes = "writers" men specially trained in writing,influential as interpreters, teachers of the Law, agents of the rulers. Could belong to other groups
WebQuest on the Old Testament. A WebQuest aimed at assisting students to understand something of the background about the Old Testament books and to then do some further investigation of and Event, Festival, place or Person from these books.
