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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.

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  • The Karaites obeyed these rules with particular care.
  • Karaites would not agree with either of those positions.
  • Karaites in Byzantium: The Formative Years, 970 – 1100.
  • Marriages with non-Jewish partners are not acceptable for Karaites.
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