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William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Most people associate the term "Samaritan" exclusively with the New Testament stories about the Good Samaritan and the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Very few are aware that a small community of about 750 Samaritans still lives today in Palestine...
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Most people associate the term "Samaritan" exclusively with the New Testament stories about the Good Samaritan and the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Very few are aware that a small community of about 750 Samaritans still lives today in Palestine and Israel; they view themselves as the true Israelites, having resided in their birthplace for thousands of years and preserving unchanged the revelation given to Moses in the Torah. Reinhard Pummer, one of the world's foremost experts on Samaritanism, offers in this book a comprehensive introduction to the people identified as Samaritans in both biblical and nonbiblical sources. Besides analyzing the literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, he examines the Samaritans' history, their geographical distribution, their version of the Pentateuch, their rituals and customs, and their situation today The identity of the Samaritans -- Samaritans in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament? -- The Samaritans and the New Testament -- Samaritans in Jewish writings of antiquity -- Archaeological excavations -- Samaritan sects -- The Samaritans in history -- Geographical distribution and demography -- The Samaritan Pentateuch -- Samaritan literature -- Samaritan rituals and customs -- The Samaritans today -- New challenges.
Publisher:
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, Grand Rapids
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- i. The Identity of the Samaritans -- 1. The Samaritan View -- 2. The Traditional Jewish View -- 3. Modern Scholarly Views -- ii....
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- i. The Identity of the Samaritans -- 1. The Samaritan View -- 2. The Traditional Jewish View -- 3. Modern Scholarly Views -- ii. Samaritans in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament? -- iii. The Samaritans and the New Testament -- 1. The Gospel of Matthew -- 2. The Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts -- 3. The Gospel of John -- 4. Samaritan Influence on New Testament Writings? -- iv. Samaritans in Jewish Writings of Antiquity -- 1. Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Writings -- 2. The Dead Sea Scrolls -- 3. Flavius Josephus -- 4. Rabbinic Literature -- v. Archaeological Excavations -- 1. Mount Gerizim -- 2. Synagogues -- 3. Amulets and Oil Lamps -- 4. Ritual Baths - Miqvaʾot -- vi. Samaritan Sects -- 1. Samaritan Sources -- 2. Muslim and Karaite Sources -- 3. Patristic Sources -- vii. The Samaritans in History -- 1. Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods -- 2. Late Roman and Byzantine Periods -- 3. Early Muslim Period -- 4. Crusader Period -- 5. Mamluk Period -- 6. Ottoman Period -- 7. Modern Period -- viii. Geographical Distribution and Demography -- 1. Palestine -- 2. Diaspora -- 3. Demography -- ix. The Samaritan Pentateuch -- 1. The Nature of the Samaritan Pentateuch -- 2. Ancient Translations of the Samaritan Pentateuch -- 3. The Samaritan Pentateuch in Western Scholarship -- 4. The Samaritan Script -- x. Samaritan Literature -- 1. Exegesis -- 2. Halakhah -- 3. Liturgy -- 4. Chronicles -- 5. Linguistic Writings -- 6. Folktales -- 7. Interactions with European Scholars -- xi. Samaritan Rituals and Customs -- 1. The Samaritan Calendar -- 2. Passover and Maṣot -- 3. The Feast of Weeks -- 4. The First Day of the Seventh Month -- 5. The Day of Atonement -- 6. Tabernacles -- 7. The Eighth Day of Tabernacles - Shemini Aṣeret 8. Ṣimmut Pesaḥ and Ṣimmut Sukkot -- 9. Pilgrimage -- 10. Circumcision -- 11. Redemption of the First Born -- 12. Completion of the Reading of the Torah -- 13. Betrothal and Wedding -- 14. Funeral -- 15. Prayer -- 16. Music -- 17. Art -- xii. The Samaritans Today -- xiii. New Challenges -- Bibliography -- Index of Sources -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects
