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

Robert T. Anderson, Terry Giles

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
• 8 The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Beginnings of Textual Criticism: 147
• 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

About the author

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).

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Samaritan Pentateuch: An Introduction to Its Origin, History, and Significance for Biblical Studi; Volume 72 of Society of biblical literature resources for biblical study ;
• Authors: Robert T. Anderson, Terry Giles
• Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit, 2012
• ISBN: 1589837002, 9781589837003
• Length: 225 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament