a Jewish sect that recognizes only the Hebrew Scriptures as the source of divinely inspired legislation and denies the authority of the postbiblical tradition of the Talmud; the sect arose in Iraq in the eighth century
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karaites::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | religious order, religious sect, sect |
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Karaites trust in the Divine providence and hope for the coming of the Messiah.
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Karaites were the first Jewish Sect to subject Judaism to Mu'tazilah.
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Karaites exist in small numbers today, mostly living in Israel.
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Karaites accept only the Tanakh as divinely inspired, not recognizing the authority the Talmud and the Midrashim.
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Karaites wear tzitzyot with blue threads in them.
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Karaites were said to have attended his lectures, among them being Aaron ben Joseph the Elder, who later became one of the greatest Karaite authorities.
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Karaites maintain that all of the divine commandments handed down to Moses by God were recorded in the written Torah, without additional Oral Law or explanation.
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Karaites also have traditions on how the fringes are to be knotted or braided, but these traditions were not strictly enforced as they are in Rabbinic Judaism.
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Karaites in the Muslim world also obtained high social positions such as tax collectors, doctors, and clerks, and even received special positions in the Egyptian courts.
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- A Jewish sect that recognizes only the Hebrew Scriptures as the source of divinely inspired legislation and denies the authority of the postbiblical tradition of the Talmud; the sect arose in Iraq in the eighth century
- Karaite Judaism or Karaism (" or "Tanakh-based Judaism") is a Jewish movement characterized by the recognition of the Tanakh alone as its supreme legal authority in Halakha, as well as in theology. ...
- (Karaite) Modern Jews who do not accept the divinity of the Oral Torah (Talmud) and who rely on careful exegesis of the Written Torah only. ...
- This stream of Judaism appeared in Babylon in the VIIIth century. It is characterised by is rejection of the oral tradition and its attachment to the letter of the sacred writings. ...
- A minority branch of Judaism that believes in strict interpretation of scriptures without rabbinic interpretation.
- (karaites) a Jewish sect that recognizes only the Hebrew Scriptures as the source of divinely inspired legislation and denies the authority of the postbiblical tradition of the Talmud; the sect arose in Iraq in the eighth century
- Karaite Judaism or Karaism (" or "Tanakh-based Judaism") is a Jewish movement characterized by the recognition of the Tanakh alone as its supreme legal authority in Halakha, as well as in theology. ...
- (Karaites) A minority branch of Judaism that believes in strict interpretation of scriptures without rabbinic interpretation.
- (The Karaites) this stream of Judaism appeared in Babylon in the VIIIth century. It is characterised by is rejection of the oral tradition and its attachment to the letter of the sacred writings. ...
