But the Pharisees have the masses as allies. Josephus , Antiquities 12.297-298 64. The Pharisees live thriftily, giving in to no luxury . Out of respect, they defer to those advanced in years. While claiming that everything is affected by destiny , they do not deprive human will of power in these things.
Eternal punishment is offered to the latter, but re-creation in a new life to the former.
In this way, those who live in the cities have witnessed to their virtue in devoting themselves to all the best in their words and way of life. Sadducees differ from Pharisees 164 Now the Sadducees , the second party, deny destiny altogether and place God beyond doing or seeing anything bad. They deny the soul's permanence as well as rewards and punishments in the underworld. Now the Pharisees love one another and practice consensus in their community. But the Sadducees behave rather aggressively even towards each other.