Karaites

Japanese: Karaites
Karaites

…Until the 10th century, the Jewish community was centered in Babylonia, which inherited the traditions of the previous era, but after that, Jewish communities flourished in Muslim-ruled North Africa and Spain. At that time, a sect called the Karaites emerged, who denied the authority of the oral law and preached that each person should directly interpret the written law (the Old Testament). For a time, they became a powerful force, but eventually they fell into too strict legalism and were unable to gain widespread support from the people, so they rapidly declined. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Karaites" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…10世紀まで,前時代の伝統を継承したバビロニアが中心であったが,それ以後ユダヤ人共同体は,イスラム教徒が支配する北アフリカとスペインで繁栄した。当時,カライ派Karaitesと呼ばれるセクトが発生し,口伝律法の権威を否定して各自が成文律法(旧約聖書)を直接解釈するべきであると説いた。一時,大勢力になったが,結局,余りにも厳格な律法主義に陥り,広く民衆の支持をえることができなかったため急速に衰退した。…

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