Maghāriya
Maghāriya were a minor Jewish sect that appeared in the first century BC, their special practice was the keeping of all their literature in caves in the surrounding hills in Palestine. The Maghāriya believed that God is too sublime to mingle with matter, thus they did not believe that God directly created the world, but that an angel, which represents God created the earth (see demiurge and Ptahil). They made their own commentaries on the Bible and the law. Some scholars have identified the Maghāriya as part of the Essenes or the Therapeutae.[1][2][3]
Other minor Jewish sects include the Bana'im and the Hemerobaptists.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Minor Sects". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ↑ Stuckenbruck, Loren T.; Gurtner, Daniel M. (2019-12-26). T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism Volume Two. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-567-66095-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Hastings, James (1957). Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics. Scribner. Search this book on
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