LESSON SUMMARY

• Leaven in the Bible represents sin

• Yeshua made mention of ‘leaven’ of the Pharisees and Sadducees was mainly their ‘doctrine’

• The ‘doctrine’ of the Pharisees and Sadducees was how they interpreted and taught Torah

• The Sadducees only believed in the first five books of the Torah were inspired and didn’t believe in the resurrection of the dead or angels

• The Sadducees were mainly in control of the Temple services in the first century

• The Pharisees followed the written law and oral law

• The historical Pharisees are known today as Orthodox Jews