It is unfortunate that the Sadducees/Pharisees conflict was won by the Sadducees:
Matthew 22:23-34 (NASB)
On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,
asking, "Teacher, Moses said, 'IF A MAN DIES HAVING NO CHILDREN, HIS BROTHER AS NEXT OF KIN SHALL MARRY HIS WIFE, AND RAISE UP CHILDREN FOR HIS BROTHER.'
"Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother; so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.
"Last of all, the woman died.
"In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her."
But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.
"For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
"But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God:
'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."
When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching. But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together.
Act 23:6-9 (NASB)
But perceiving that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Council, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!"
As he said this, there occurred a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
And there occurred a great uproar; and some of the scribes of the Pharisaic party stood up and began to argue heatedly, saying, "We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"
But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.
"For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Cue the Avenging Angels!!!