Which statement accurately describes the Pharisees in relation to the Sadducees?

• A. The Pharisees emphasized oral tradition and belief in the resurrection, whereas the Sadducees followed only the written Torah and denied resurrection.
• B. Pharisees were primarily priests who ran the temple service.
• C. Sadducees believed in the afterlife more strongly than Pharisees.
• D. Pharisees rejected all forms of ritual purity.

Answer: (A)