What is Mikraite?

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What is Mikraite?

fschmidt
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It's worth discussing what is Mikraite again.  The original Mikraite idea was a religious community, either virtual of physical.  This failed.  Are we now just a social club?  I don't think so.  I think Mikraite is simply a religion, but not a religous community.  Consider Buddhism as an example.  There is no conversion process and no clear definition of membership.  Those things aren't requirements of a religion.  The purpose of a religion is simply to describe a way to live life.

Mikraite is just the religion of the Old Testament.  Anyone who follows the Old Testament is a Mikraite.  That is simple and vague and good enough.  Those who follow the Old Testament and something else are not Mikraites.  So Christians, who follow the New Testament, and Rabbinic Jews, who follow the Talmud, are not Mikraites.  Karaite Jews are Mikraites.  And so is anyone else who just follows the Old Testament regardless of how they interpret it.