Nazoraean

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Figures Jesus John the Baptist Simon Peter Twelve Apostles James the Just Simeon of Jerusalem Jude Paul of Tarsus Patriarchs of Jerusalem
Ancient sects Cerinthians Ebionites Elcesaites Essenes Nasoraeans Nazarenes Nazoraeans
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Nazoraean is the designation given to a first century offshoot of Nazarene Judaism by Epiphanius. Their distinguishing characteristic was a belief that Jesus was a Nazirite. Nazoraeans might have been the post-Jesus continuation of the pre-christian Nasoraeans since a group fitting the description of Nazoraeans are called Nazorei by Jerome^{[citation needed]} while Filaster uses the term Nazorei to refer to the Nasoraeans^{[citation needed]}. Theodoret likewise describes them (Nazaraeans) as nothing more than simply a post-Christian continuation of the pre-Christian Nasoraeans^{[citation needed]}. In Jewish writings, although the term Notzrim came to be applied to Christians it actually pre-dates Jesus by at least a century and has the same meaning as Nasoraioi (watchers/guardians) described as fallen angels in the book of Jubilees.