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To: bvw; Cinnamon Girl; ninenot; sittnick; steve50; Hegemony Cricket; Willie Green; Wolfie; ex-snook
The Karaites, on the other hand, have only 10 principles of faith:

1. Creatio ex nihilo; (Creation from nothing)

2. The existence of a Creator, God; (Elohiym)

3. This God (Elohiym) is an absolute unity as well as incorporeal; (indescribable)

4. Moses and the other prophets were sent by God; (Elohiym)

5. God (Elohiym) has given to us the Torah, which is true and complete in every respect, not wanting the addition of the so-called Oral Law;

6. The Torah must be studied by every Jew in the original (Hebrew) language;

7. The Holy Temple was a place elected by God (Elohiym)for His manifestation;

8. Resurrection of the dead;

9. Punishment and reward after death;

10. The Coming of the Messiah, the son of David.

From a Karaite website: http://karaites-beth-shalom.org/karaites_on_resurrection.htm

44 posted on 01/29/2006 4:44:44 PM PST by ChicagoHebrew (Hell exists, it is real. It's a quiet green meadow populated entirely by Arab goat herders.)
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To: ChicagoHebrew

1. Creatio ex nihilo; (Creation from nothing)

This sounds like the Karaites are creationists (creation from nothing) not evolutionists. If so, three cheers for the Karaites!


47 posted on 01/29/2006 5:01:43 PM PST by sasportas
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You've just demostrated once again that Karaites are NOT Jewish. If they have their own principles of faith, then are have their OWN FAITH. And no, they are not considered Jews by any Jews. How do they explain "an eye for an eye" since they reject Oral Law? Judaism is Judaism. I seriously don't get where you are coming from. Do you think Christians are actually Jewish? Or that Jews are actually Christian? Are Muslims actually Christian? Are Bahai actually Muslim? Just wondering.


51 posted on 01/29/2006 6:48:27 PM PST by Cinnamon Girl (OMGIIHIHOIIC ping list)
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