The origin of the Samaritans / by Magnar Kartveit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kartveit, Magnar, 1946-

Series:

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 128.

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; v. 128

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Josephus, Flavius--Knowledge--Samaritans.

Josephus, Flavius.

Samaritans--Origin.

Samaritans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (420 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many Bible readers will think that chapter 17 of the second book of Kings refers to the origin of the Samaritans. This understanding of the chapter has its earliest attestation in the works of Josephus. The present book evaluates the methods often used for finding the origin of the Samaritans, makes an assessment of well known and new material, and ventures into some uncharted territory. It is suggested that the moment of birth of the Samaritans was the construction of the temple on Mount Gerizim. This happened in the first part of the fourth century bornc.e. in accordance with the original commandment of Moses in Deut 27:4.

Contents:

The legacy from Josephus

State of the question

Josephus and the origin of the Samaritans

Josephus' predecessors

Samaritan inscriptions and related texts

The Pentateuch that the Samaritans chose

The Samaritan attitude to the Prophets

The origin of the Samaritans.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-392) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-06143-0

90-474-4054-4

9786613061430

90-04-17819-8

OCLC:

706512082

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004178199.i-406 DOI