Bnei Mikra
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Bnei Mikra is a self-designation used by Karaite Jews, emphasizing their identity as a community that bases its beliefs and practices directly on the Hebrew Scriptures.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious group designation
ⓘ
self-designation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | rejection of Oral Torah as binding ⓘ |
| basisOfBelief |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| basisOfPractice |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| communityType | Jewish religious community ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
direct reliance on Hebrew Scriptures
ⓘ
scripturalism ⓘ |
| hasEthnoReligiousContext |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| hasTheologicalCharacteristic |
non-rabbinic Judaism
ⓘ
reliance on plain meaning of Scripture ⓘ |
| identityFocus | direct interpretation of Scripture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
people of the Scripture
ⓘ
sons of Scripture ⓘ |
| opposes | authority of post-biblical rabbinic tradition ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Karaite Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Karaite Jewish community
|
| relatedMovement |
Karaite Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Karaism
|
| religiousLawSource |
Prophets
ⓘ
Writings ⓘ Torah ⓘ
surface form:
written Torah
|
| religiousTextFocus | Tanakh ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Karaite Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Karaite Judaism
|
| scripturalAuthorityLevel | supreme ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| selfDesignationOf | Karaite Jews ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | community based on Scripture ⓘ |
| usedBy | Karaite Jews ⓘ |
| viewOnOralLaw | non-binding ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.