9781800855960 - Karaism: An Introduction to the Oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism - published by The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press

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Page 3-4: Rabbinic sources, namely the Talmud and the Midrash, tell a story of post-Second Temple Jewry as unanimously committed to the teachings of the Rabbis, as if all dissenters had disappeared with the destruction.
This is false. In fact, the sages of the Talmud were very much aware of Jews who refuse to listen to rabbinic instruction and the Talmud includes guidance on how to interact with such heterodox Jews.

Page 4: No non-rabbinic literary sources have survived from the first seven centuries of the Common Era, other than those of the early Jewish converts to Christianity.
This is false. Two of the most prolific Jewish writers are Philo and Josephus who both lived in the first century and neither belonged to the rabbinic community.

Page 108: The last day of Passover is called Shevi’i Atseret (the Seventh Day of Assembly), a term absent from the rabbinic tradition.
It is true Rabbanites do not use this name, but this is the name used by Deut 16.8 so it should not be seen as a specifically Karaite name.

Page 109: Nor do they allow non-Jews to be asked to perform tasks forbidden for them on the sabbath, which is permitted by Rabbanites.
Rabbanites forbid asking Gentiles to desecrate the Sabbath or festivals under ordinary circumstances, calling this אמירה לגוי.

Page 109: In addition, animals that have died naturally (nevelah) or have been killed by any means other than kosher slaughter (terefah) are forbidden, as are the sciatic nerve (gid hanasheh), all blood, and most fats.
In rabbinic tradition, animals killed by means other than kosher slaughter are also called nevelah and the term terefah is used for properly slaughtered animals which have certain injuries.

Page 111: The Bible has almost nothing to say about prayer, and very few biblical figures are portrayed as praying.
Prayer is the dominant theme of the Bible's longest book (Psalms) and most of the Bible's heroes and even some of its villains engage in prayer - Cain, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Phineas, Joshua, Hannah, Samuel, David, Solomon, Elijah, Elisha, Jonah, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Jeremiah, Job, Daniel, Ezra and Nehemiah to name a few.

Page 117:  (In reference to the penalty for battery -) In rabbinic law, the punishment can be monetary only.
The penalty for battery in rabbinic law is determined by the value of the battery. If the damages are less than a prutah, the guilty party is whipped for violating Deut 25.3 (Rabbi Ammi in the name of Johanan bar Nappaha, apud b. Makkot 9a). If the damages are worth more than a prutah, the tortfeasor pays damages.