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The '''Samaritan Prophet''' was a Samaritan Messiah claimant (around 36 CE).


==Overview==
==Overview==


Sometime in the 20s, an unnamed Samaritan prophet gathered a large crowd on [[Mount Gerizim]], waiting for a miracle which would allow he and his followers to enter the city and seize the Temple. The Roman procurator [[Felix]] decided to intervene and disperse the crowd. Many were killed or taken prisoners; the Egyptian Prophet apparently was able to flee away and it was no longer heard from him.  
Around 36, an unnamed Samaritan prophet gathered a large crowd on [[Mount Gerizim]]. According to a Samaritan belief a prophet whose coming Moses had predicted in Deuteronomy 18.14-18, would reveal his identity by showing Moses' sacred vessels. This belief was shared by members of the Sect of Qumran, who knew that a treasure could be found on top of this mountain (Copper Scroll, 12.4).


According to the [[Acts of Apostles]], when the presence of [[Paul]] created some turmoil in the Temple, the Roman tribune thought that he was the Egyptian Prophet who had returned.
The Roman procurator [[Pilate]] decided to intervene and disperse the crowd. In the turmoil, many were killed or taken prisoners and executed.


==The Samaritan Prophet in Ancient Sources==
The Samaritan council protested before the Roman governor of Syria [[Vitellius]] against what they considered an excessive use of force that had unjustly involved also innocent people. [[Vitellius]] send his legate [[Marcellus]] to Jerusalem and forced [[Pilate]] to resign. 


====Josephus, Jewish Antiquities====
==In Depth==


Ant 18:85-89 -- A Samaritan rallied the mob, bidding them go in a body with him on Mount Gerizim, which in their belief is the most sacred of mountains. He assured that on their arrival he would show them the sacred vessels which were buried there, where Moses had deposited them. His hearers, viewing this tale as possible, appeared in arms… But before they could ascend, Pilate blocked their projected route up the mountain with a detachment of cavalry and heavy-armed infantry… Some were killed, the other dispersed. Many prisoners were taken, of whom Pilate put to death the principal leaders
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The Samaritan Prophet was a Samaritan Messiah claimant (around 36 CE).

Overview

Around 36, an unnamed Samaritan prophet gathered a large crowd on Mount Gerizim. According to a Samaritan belief a prophet whose coming Moses had predicted in Deuteronomy 18.14-18, would reveal his identity by showing Moses' sacred vessels. This belief was shared by members of the Sect of Qumran, who knew that a treasure could be found on top of this mountain (Copper Scroll, 12.4).

The Roman procurator Pilate decided to intervene and disperse the crowd. In the turmoil, many were killed or taken prisoners and executed.

The Samaritan council protested before the Roman governor of Syria Vitellius against what they considered an excessive use of force that had unjustly involved also innocent people. Vitellius send his legate Marcellus to Jerusalem and forced Pilate to resign.

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