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... sect that held that certain elect persons are ex- empt from the moral law . This sect aban- doned Judaism for a “ higher Torah ” ( Jewish Law ) based on the Zohar , the most important work in the Kabbala , the highly influential Jewish ...
... sect that held that certain elect persons are ex- empt from the moral law . This sect aban- doned Judaism for a “ higher Torah ” ( Jewish Law ) based on the Zohar , the most important work in the Kabbala , the highly influential Jewish ...
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... sect devoted to the worship of the elephant - headed Gaṇeśa ( also called Ganapati ) as the supreme deity . The sect was at its height in about the 10th century and , though no longer prominent , helped to establish Ganesa as an ...
... sect devoted to the worship of the elephant - headed Gaṇeśa ( also called Ganapati ) as the supreme deity . The sect was at its height in about the 10th century and , though no longer prominent , helped to establish Ganesa as an ...
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... sect were confirmed years later , after the discovery ( late 1940s and ' 50s ) of the Dead Sea Scrolls . The scrolls were found in caves that apparently also served as genizot . The Cairo manuscripts are now pre- served in many of the ...
... sect were confirmed years later , after the discovery ( late 1940s and ' 50s ) of the Dead Sea Scrolls . The scrolls were found in caves that apparently also served as genizot . The Cairo manuscripts are now pre- served in many of the ...
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