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After them all, the woman died.
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A Calculated Trap
Commentators agree that the story of the seven brothers and the woman was a hypothetical scenario, not a real event. The Sadducees, who denied the resurrection, crafted this extreme case to make the concept seem illogical and absurd, hoping to trap Jesus with a question they believed was unanswerable.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
There were with us seven brethren. It is probable that they stated a case as difficult as possible. Though no such case might have occurre…
19th Century
Anglican
(23-28) The Sadducees (see note on Matthew 3:7). We must remember that these were largely from the upper class of the priesthood (…
Baptist
These Sadducees may have known such a case as they stated, though it is extremely unlikely. More probably, this was one of the stock stories they w…
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Like the Pharisees, the Sadducees approach Jesus with insincere respect (“Teacher”; cf. v.16). They begin by citing the Mosaic levirate law (Dt. 25…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And last of all the woman died also. ] A widow and childless, having never married another person but these seven br…
The doctrines of Christ displeased the unbelieving Sadducees, as well as the Pharisees and Herodians. He carried the great truths of the resurrecti…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the second question is presented, and the Evangelist does three things:
