Mar 12:18 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 12:18-27: 12:18-27 This is the third controversy story of the series begun in 11:27 . As in most New Testament references to the Sadducees , the setting is the Temple (Matt 22:23-33 // Luke 20:27-40 ; Acts 4:1-3 ; 5:12 , 17 ; 22:30–23:10 ; the exceptions are Matt 3:7 ; 16:1-12 ). • The Sadducees’ question (Mark 12:19-23 ) was carefully crafted and based on a commandment of Moses (Deut 25:5-6 ; see Gen 38:6-11 ; Ruth 4:1-22 ). Since all seven men could not have the woman as wife in the resurrection, and since none of them had a special claim, the Sadducees thought that they had proven the absurdity of the doctrine of the resurrection and refuted the Pharisees and Jesus (cp. Matt 12:41-42 ; Luke 16:19-31 ; see also Mark 8:31 ; 9:31 ; 10:34 ). 12:18 This is the only place in Mark where the Sadducees are mentioned by name, although they are included in references to the leading priests (see 8:31 ; 10:33 ; 11:18 , 27 ). Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection from the dead (see Acts 4:1-2 ; 23:8 ).

Summary for Mark 12:18-27: 12:18-27 ^a This is the third controversy story of the series begun in 11:27 ^b. As in most New Testament references to the Sadducees, the setting is the Temple (Matt 22:23-33 ^c // Luke 20:27-40 ^d; Acts 4:1-3 ^e; 5:12 ^f, 17 ^g; 22:30–23:10 ^h; the exceptions are Matt 3:7 ⁱ; 16:1-12 ^j).

• The Sadducees’ question (Mark 12:19-23 ^k) was carefully crafted and based on a commandment of Moses (Deut 25:5-6 ^l; see Gen 38:6-11 ^m; Ruth 4:1-22 ⁿ). Since all seven men could not have the woman as wife in the resurrection, and since none of them had a special claim, the Sadducees thought that they had proven the absurdity of the doctrine of the resurrection and refuted the Pharisees and Jesus (cp. Matt 12:41-42 ^o; Luke 16:19-31 ^p; see also Mark 8:31 ^q; 9:31 ^r; 10:34 ^s). 12:18 ^t This is the only place in Mark where the Sadducees are mentioned by name, although they are included in references to the leading priests (see 8:31 ^u; 10:33 ^v; 11:18 ^w, 27 ^x). Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection from the dead (see Acts 4:1-2 ^y; 23:8 ^z).