[sasportas]

Karaites aren't Jewish.

Please explain why they are not. Blood lineage?

Their religious beliefs? If it is the latter, their beliefs appear to truly adhere to the the teachings of Moses. The Talmud and Kabbalah are add ons.

Somewhat similar to the Mormons with their add on literature...literature they, like the Talmudists and Kabbalists, esteem on a par with the Bible itself.

[adam_az]

"Their religious beliefs? If it is the latter, their beliefs appear to truly adhere to the the teachings of Moses. The Talmud and Kabbalah are add ons."

The traditional Jewish idea is the Oral torah, the Talmud, was also recieved by Moses.