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-*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Samaritan Prophet (sources)]]
+#REDIRECT [[:Category:Samaritan Prophet (subject)]]
-*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Samaritan Prophet (subject)]]
-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.
-==The Samaritan Prophet in Ancient Sources==
-==Related categories==
-*[[Messiah]] -- [[Messiah Claimants]]
-==External links==
-*[ Wikipedia]
-*[http://www.livius.org/men-mh/messiah/messianic_claimants09.html Livius]
 [[Category:Index]]
 [[Category:People]]