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)