{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Karaite Judaism - Part 1: The Scripturalist Revolt","description":"A centuries-old debate still echoes today: who decides what it means to follow the law? In the bustling heart of the early Abbasid empire, a new Jewish community took shape—one that dared to break away from the rabbis and look only to Scripture.\r\n\r\nThis is the story of a movement that challenged authority, redefined tradition, and carved out a path all its own. In the eighth century, the Middle East was alive with religious ferment. The early Abbasid caliphate encouraged scholarship, debate, and new ways of interpreting faith. Amid this intellectual energy, a Jewish movement emerged—one that would become known as Karaite Judaism. The Karaites rejected the authority of the rabbinic Oral Torah, choosing instead to ground their beliefs and law directly in the Hebrew Bible.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thecreedarchive.com/creed/karaite-judaism","author_name":"The Archive Network"}