The Sadducee

The Sadducee were once a powerful presence in the holy land, second only to the Pharisee. They came to be centered around Jerusalem, basing their social power upon the Temple and its institutions. The fall of Jerusalem to the Romans in 70 AD devastated the Order, a blow from which they have never recovered.
Patriarch: Aaron Ben Amram
== Facts: ==
-The Sadducee were the upper-elites of the Jewish community in their day, they represented the priestly officials of the Temple and had strong relations with the leaders of both their own people and with foreign dignitaries. 
-The powers of the Sadducee are lost to history but most modern Adepts associate the Order with the Priests. Because both had ecclesiastical roles, it is commonly believed the Sadducee had powers and natures similar to that of the Priests. 
-The Sadducee were often more level-headed and showed more trepidation than their Pharisee brothers.
-The fall of Jerusalem spelled the doom of the Sadducee. Apparently they were too closely connected with the Temple and without it they could not produce new Adepts. 
-What little is known of them today has only been carried through history thanks to the Pharisee. 
== The Temple of Jerusalem: ==
Solomon's' Temple is an important historical symbol for the Order of Sadducee and many legends and myths surrounding its construction circle within the Adept community. Sadducee Adepts were supposed to be among those who led the construction and because of that lost treasures and mysteries of the Temple were said to be in the possession of the Order. 
Modern efforts to rebuild the Temple have found voices within the modern Adept communtiy, but some oppose it for theological reasons. 
-Solomon's Temple
-http://templemount.org/
-http://jerusalem.com/tour/jewish_temple_3D