Why didn't the Sadducees, as a group, survive beyond the first century?

A. The Romans dispersed them in the Diaspora.
B. Their narrow focus on Temple ritual could no longer be practiced after the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE.
C. They converted to Christianity.
D. They were shown the error of their ways by King Herod, and converted to emperor worship.


B. Their narrow focus on Temple ritual could no longer be practiced after the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE.

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