Nazarene (sect)

Nazarene (sect)

The Nazarene sect (ἡ τῶν Ναζωραίων αἵρεσις) is used in two contexts:

  • Firstly of the New Testament Church where in Acts 24:5 Paul the Apostle is accused before Felix at Caesarea (the capital of Roman Judaea) by Tertullus of being "a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes."
  • Secondly of a 4th Century Jewish-Christian sect located in Transjordan called the Nazarenes by Epiphanius, Jerome and Augustine of Hippo.

Read more about Nazarene (sect):  Nazarene (title), The Sect of The Nazarenes (1st Century), The Nazarenes (4th Century)