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[16]
But the doctrine of the Sadducees is this: That souls die with the
bodies; nor do they regard the observation of any thing besides what the
law enjoins them; for they think it an instance of virtue to dispute with
those teachers of philosophy whom they frequent: but this doctrine is received
but by a few, yet by those still of the greatest dignity. But they are
able to do almost nothing of themselves; for when they become magistrates,
as they are unwillingly and by force sometimes obliged to be, they addict
themselves to the notions of the Pharisees, because the multitude would
not otherwise bear them.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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