The Origin of the Samaritans (2009 Kartveit), book

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The Origin of the Samaritans (2009) is a book by Magnar Kartveit.

Abstract

"This book evaluates the methods often used for finding the origin of the Samaritans, assesses well known and new material, and suggests that the decisive event was the construction of the temple on Mount Gerizim in the first part of the fourth century b.c.e.--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Leiden: Brill, 2009 (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 128)

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

External links

  • [ Google Books]