Religio-Political Affiliations Relevant to NT Studies

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Author/Text Pharisees Sadducees Essenes Scribes Zealots

Josephus Antiquities, 10:288-98 Antiquities, 13:171-73, Antiquities, 13:171- Antiquities, 2:205- Antiquities, 18:4-10,
Antiquities, 18:12-15 293-298 172, 298, 311, 371 255 23-24
Antiquities, 13:297-98 Antiquities, 18:11-17 Antiquities, 15:378-79 Antiquities, 6:120 Jewish War, 2:651
Jewish War, 2:162-63 Antiquities, 20:199 Antiquities, 17:346 Contra Apion, Jewish War, 4:160-579
Life, 1:10-21, 191-97 Jewish War, 2:119, 164-66 Antiquities, 18:18-22 1:290-291 Jewish War, 5:3-7, 101,
Life, 1:10 Jewish War, 1:78 2250, 358, 528
Jewish War, 2:113-61 Jewish War, 6:92, 148
Jewish War, 5:145 Jewish War, 7:268,
Life, 1:10 418-19 (compare 2
Macc 71-41)
Philo Every Good Man is
Free

Pliny Natural Histories, 5:19

Qumran Nahum Commentary Damascus Doc. 1:1-13
on 2:12 (col. 1:4-8);
3:1-4 (col. 2:1-10); 3:6- Comm. Rule/Manual of
7 (col. 3:1-8); 3:8 (col. Discipline 3:13-4:23
3:8-9); 3:9b-11 (col.
3:12-4:8) Teacher of
Righteousness? – DD;

Apocryphal Comm. Psa; Comm. On Sirach 38:34-9:11

Hab. 2:4-5, 17

Hasideans? - 1 Macc
2:42-43, 7:12-16; 2 Mac
14:6
Old/ New Matt 22:15-22; Mark Matt 3:7-10 Ezek 40:46, 44:15-16 ? Matt 2:4, 13-17, Matt 10:4
Testament 12:13-17 Matt 16:1-12 51-53 Mark 3:18
Matt 22:34-46 Matt 22:23-33; Mark Matt 3:1-3 ? Mark 10:33, 20:18 Luke 6:15
Matt 23 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38 Mark 1:4 ? Luke 5:27-32 Acts 1:13
Matt 27:62-66 Acts 4:1-22 Luke 1:80 ?
Mark 3:1-6 Acts 5:17-40
Luke 5:17-26 Acts 23:6-10
Luke 7:29-30, 36-50
Luke 11:37-53 Chief Priests?
Luke 12:1 Matt 16:21; Mark 8:31
Luke 13:31 Matt 20:18; Mark 10:33-
Luke 14:1-6 34; Luke 9:22
Luke 15:1-2 Matt 21:15
Luke 16:14-15 Matt 21:23-46; Mark
Luke 17:20-21 11:27-33; Luke 20:1-8
Luke 18:9-14 Matt 26:3-4
Luke 19:39-40 Matt 26:14-16; Mark
John 1:24 14:10-11; Luke 22:1-5
John 3:1-21 Matt 26:47; Mark 14:43;
John 4:1-2 John 18:3
John 7:32, 45-52 Matt 26:57-68; Mark
John 8:1-11-29 14:53-65
John 9:13-34, 40-41 Matt 27:1-10; Mark 15:1
John 11:45-57 Matt 27:20; Mark 15:11
John 12:19, 42-43 Matt 27:41-43; Mark
John 18:3 15:31-32
Acts 5:33-4 Matt 27:62-64
Acts 15:5 Matt 28:11-15
Acts 22:3 Mark 11:15-18
Acts 23:6-9 Mark 14:1-2, 53
Acts 26:5 Mark 15:9-11
Phil 3:3-6 Luke 19:47-48
Luke 20:19-26
Luke 22:52-53, 66-71
Luke 23:4, 10
John 7:32
John 11:47-53, 57
John 12:10-11
Rabbinic Fathers Acc. Rab. Fathers Acc. Rab. Nathan, Mishnah, Sanhedrin
Nathan, A37 A5 9:6