Talk:Nazoraioi

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Nazoraioi (Ναζωραιοι) were mentioned by Theodoretus (c. 393 – c. 457) as Jews who believed that the Jewish messiah was nothing more nor less than a Tzadik. According to him they later came to adopt a Hebrew Gospel of Matthias (see also the Gospel According to the Hebrews) based upon Peter's account, which was probably nothing more than a Toledoth. Nazoraioi is the plural form of Nazoraios (Ναζωραιος), the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew "Nazor" (נזר) (Aramaic Nazora) meaning consecrated. They have often been confused with their Mandaean opponents.