The Samaritan Pentateuch: An Introduction to Its Origin, History, and Significance for Biblical Studi

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Society of Biblical Lit, Oct 22, 2012 - Religion - 225 pages
The Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) is the sacred scripture of the Samaritans, a tenacious religious community made famous by Jesus’ Good Samaritan story that persists to this day. Not so widely known is the impact of the SP outside the Samaritan community. Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in this scripture, as evidenced by several translations of the SP as well as reference in Qumran scroll studies to the SP or an SP-like tradition in an effort to describe some of the textual evidence present in the scrolls. This volume presents a general introduction to and overview of the SP, suitable for a course text and as a reference tool for the professional scholar.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
1 Stories of Samaritan Origins
7
2 Textual Pluriformity in the Late Second Temple Period
25
3 Qumran and the PreSamaritan Text
43
4 From PreSamaritan to Samaritan Pentateuch
59
5 Textual Characteristics of the Samaritan Pentateuch
71
6 The Samaritan Pentateuch and Emerging FirstCentury Sectarianism
105
7 The Samaritan Pentateuch in the First Millennium
137
9 The Samaritan Pentateuch in Translation
169
A Reintroduction
187
Modern Tools and Translations
191
Works Cited
195
Ancient Sources Index
213
Modern Authors Index
220
Subject Index
223
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8 The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Beginnings of Textual Criticism
147

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Robert T. Anderson is professor emeritus of religious studies at Michigan State University. Terry Giles teaches biblical studies as Professor of Theology at Gannon University. They are co-authors of The Keepers: An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Samaritans and Tradition Kept: The Literature of the Samaritans (both from Hendrickson).

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