His story is related in Karaite sources as well as in the [[Teliya Ye.Sh.U.]] which relates to [[התלי]] the source of his power.
The Rabbinical opinion is that the Roman Church was formed out of an attempt to split the Edomean Sadducees off from Israel. Hence Christian holidays are based on various Karaite systems rather than on Rabbinical Judaism.
Some Karaites resisted the Rabbinical influence and reclaimed an Israelite identity through circumcision.
He was nicknamed '''מסיח''' by the Karaites.
On occasion, various Karaites such as Seraya Shapshal and those mentioned in Babi Yar have referred to him as Christos. But they also frequently deny that he was a Messias.
The Rabbinical opinion is that the Roman Church was formed out of an attempt to split the Edomean Sadducees off from Israel. Hence Christian holidays are based on various Karaite systems rather than on Rabbinical Judaism.
Some Karaites resisted the Rabbinical influence and reclaimed an Israelite identity through circumcision.
