Matthew 22:24

‘Saying, “Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.”

The Sadducees began by briefly outlining the law. Strictly the law said ‘a brother living in the same household', but as the Book of Ruth demonstrates, it was sometimes applied on a wider basis. Note again the use of ‘Teacher'. They had earlier questioned His authority. Now they were pretending that they recognised His authority. There were no depths to which they would not stoop.

‘Raise up seed.' The same word is used for ‘raise up' as is used for the resurrection. The Samaritans believed that that was the way in which people were ‘raised up', by living on in their children.