Karaite
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- noun
- /ˈkærəˌaɪt/
- In discussions about Jewish traditions, a Karaite often highlights their emphasis on the authority of the Hebrew Bible.
Examples
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The Karaites rejected dietary tradition as a group, and the alternative foodways they developed served to define and bind their communities.
Academic text (1999) -
The Karaite community gathers each week to study the Hebrew Scriptures, emphasizing their unique interpretations.
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Specifically against the Karaites for not following the Rabbinic Kashrut laws on eating milk and meat.
Blog text (13) -
On her sun-drenched balcony above the street of the Karaites, Reina
Fiction book (1994) -
Zealots, Ebionites, Karaites, early Christians, and more.
Academic text (1998) -
Align me with the Sadducees and Karaites; the accumulation of text is too much, the conversation too long; you might as well canonize Twitter.
Blog text (17) -
If we believe the testimony of Salman ben Yeruham, a Karaite Jewish author, writing about A.D. 950, the Muslims granted the Jews access to Jerusalem and its holy sites.
Academic text (1994) -
Further, there is an assumption that belief in God leads to all sorts of other beliefs, such as life after death and resurrection of the dead (rejected by the Sadducees), and angels (rejected by the Karaites).
Blog text (20) -
Many Karaites reject the Talmud and focus solely on the written law, which distinguishes them from other Jewish sects.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Karaite comes from the Hebrew root kara, which means 'to read' or 'to call out', so Karaites were seen as 'readers' of the Bible. That's why Karaites are members of a Jewish group who follow the Hebrew Scriptures alone and do not accept the Talmud.