"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.
The traditional Jewish idea is the Oral torah, the Talmud, was also recieved by Moses.
Karaite Judaism flatly denies that Moses received any such "oral" Torah. The Torah, they believe, is the words of Moses written in the first five books of the Bible, the Pentateuch.
I agree with the Karaites.