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The Origin of the Samaritans
Series: - Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, Volume: 128
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Many Bible readers will think that chapter 17 of the second book of Kings refers to the origin of the Samaritans. This understanding of the chapter has its earliest attestation in the works of Josephus. The present book evaluates the methods often used for finding the origin of the Samaritans, makes an assessment of well known and new material, and ventures into some uncharted territory. It is suggested that the moment of birth of the Samaritans was the construction of the temple on Mount Gerizim. This happened in the first part of the fourth century b.c.e. in accordance with the original commandment of Moses in Deut 27:4.
Magnar Kartveit, Teol. Dr. (1987), Uppsala University, Sweden, is Professor of Old Testament at the School of Mission and Theology, Stavanger, Norway. His publications include Motive und Schichten der Landtheologie in I Chronik 1-9 (Almquist & Wiksell, 1989).
Kartveits Buch [ist] eine sehr wichtige Position, ein Beitrag, den die künftige Forschung an den Samaritanern als Arbeitsgrundlage und Ausgangsposition intensiv berücksichtigen wird.
Thomas Hieke, Review of Biblical Literature, 2010
Thomas Hieke, Review of Biblical Literature, 2010
All those interested in Early Judaism, Samaritanism, Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Josephus, Qumran, and the history of the Ancient Near East around the turn of the era.