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(Moses), the prophets and the Psalms » hence the tradition would be the depository through the converting the soul; the testimony of The
fundamental importance of having a text a little Talmud. While some commentaries are good, the Everlasting is sure, making wise the simple ».
bit or not deformed at all. Pharisees have added a number of rules that are, in
fact, only men's commandments. This is why Anan ben David wrote a « Book of Precepts » to
The rabbinical current is itself composed of 2 main Yeshua harshly rebuked the Pharisees, Scribes and help understand the Scriptures. A « Karaite »
rabbinical sources « Ashkenazi » (Jews of the Sadducees, saying in Matthew 15:6, «…Thus you movement is born. He gathered many people in
North) or « Sephardi » (Jews of the South). These have made the commandment of God of no effect disagreement with the priests of the day. Later, a
even have variants depending on the country of by your tradition ». Karaite Jewish community was created in 850
origin. We selected the main ones. Christian era at Yerushalaim, then another, a
A minority Karaite current was born from these little later in the 12 century Christian era in
th
These variants correspond to different spiritual ancient Karaite Jews. Unlike the Rabbis, they left Constantinople to reach Central and Eastern
currents. There are notable differences in reading it up to everyone to interpret the Scriptures as Europe. These communities didn‘t resist in time
from one community to another. However, one can they simply wanted, only in pointing to a following the persecutions of the nations but also
draw up a general canvas of the « haftarot ». complementary passage in the « Prophets or Holy the spiritual war that the Rabbis of the time led
Writings ». The goal of this method was to give a against them. The Jews of « Karaite » tendency
b. The « haftarot of karaite origin » represented by line of thought and guide one who wants to learn, then « melted » in the world in giving some great
the letter « K » in parentheses on our website. without imposing on him a definitive scholars, great wises man or eminent business
interpretation. Karaites often used an extract leaders.
In the Land of Israel, karaite Jews didn‘t follow from the book of the prophet Isaiah or the Psalms.
the triennial cycle but adopted an annual reading c. The « haftarot of Messianic origin » comes
cycle. These, indeed, didn‘t want to follow the from various messianic assemblies either in Israel
recommendations of the Pharisees and Sadducees In more than 50% of cases, « haftarot of Karaite or abroad. Several series of them are mentioned
of the time. origin » are more relevant and more instructive on our website.
than « rabbinic haftarot ». Denis Grenier in his
The word « karaites » comes from the Hebrew book: « the gospel in the calendar » confirms it. He
word « karaim » which means « readers » of the also adds that the correspondence between the
Word of God. This word has the same root as the « Qaraites haftarot » and the passages of the
Hebrew verb « kara » which means « to read ». Gospel of Mark are often more obvious than with
the « rabbinical haftarot ».
The « karaites » were also called: « bene-mikra »
which means the « sons of the Scripture ». They In this same book, Denis Grenier explains the exact
were very diligent readers of the Word of God. origin of the « karaites ». They would go back to
They were much more attached to the Holy the exile of Babylon where Rabbi Anan ben David
Scriptures themselves than to human traditions. had quarreled with the Rabbis at the time. Anan
They claimed that only the written Torah (the first ben David wanted a return to the study of the
5 books) was given to Mosheh (Moses) on Mount written Torah. Also, he refused the authority of the
Sinai. As a result, for them, the « written Torah » oral laws that the Pharisees, later called
was fully authoritative and was alone, the « Rabbis » transcribed in the Talmud. Anan ben
reference of what God had wanted to give to men. David asserted that only the written law was
Conversely, the Pharisees said that Mosheh had « perfect ». In this he only emphasized what God
received on Mount Sinai: the « Written Law » but himself says in His Word through the mouth of
also the « Oral Law »; which means explanations David, King of Israel in Psalm 19:7 (yc), saying:
and interpretations whose rabbinical Jewish « The Torah of The Everlasting is perfect,
