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The necessity of fighting Karaism with its own weapons gave a strong impetus to the new movement in Rabbinism, and some of the best work of Saadiah was inspired by Karaitic opposition.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

Karaitic literature was produced in later centuries also, but by the end of the twelfth century, Karaism had exhausted its originality and fertility.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

Accordingly he undertook to compose three works representing the three great divisions of Karaitic Judaism—a book of Laws, a work on Biblical exegesis and a treatise on religious philosophy.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac