01-10-2008, 01:48 PM
Yaaqub, that is true. Pritz also points that out. It is specifically those who believe they are Jews, but are not Rabbinically considered Jews. Like Christians might think of Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses.
However, I think that Jerome made this mistake because the N'tzarim were probably the ones that this term referred to the most often.
However, I think that Jerome made this mistake because the N'tzarim were probably the ones that this term referred to the most often.