The Samaritan Pentateuch [electronic resource] : an introduction to its origin, history, and significance for biblical studies / by Robert T. Anderson and Terry Giles.

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ISBN:

9781589837003

Title:

The Samaritan Pentateuch [electronic resource] : an introduction to its origin, history, and significance for biblical studies / by Robert T. Anderson and Terry Giles.

Author:

Anderson, Robert T., 1928- author.

Personal Author:

Anderson, Robert T., 1928- author.

Publication Information:

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2012]

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 225 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

Resources for biblical study ; no. 72

Contents:

""Table of Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Credits""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Stories of Samaritan Origins""; ""2. Textual Pluriformity in the Late Second Temple Period""; ""3. Qumran and the ""Pre-Samaritan"" Text""; ""4. From Pre-Samaritan to Samaritan Pentateuch""; ""5. Textual Characteristics of the Samaritan Pentateuch""; ""6. The Samaritan Pentateuch and Emerging First-Century Sectarianism""; ""7. The Samaritan Pentateuch in the First Millennium""; ""8. The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Beginnings of Textual Criticism""; ""9. The Samaritan Pentateuch in Translation""

""Postscript: A Reintroduction""""For Further Reference: Modern Tools and Translations""; ""Works Cited""; ""Ancient Sources Index""; ""Modern Authors Index""; ""Subject Index""

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Title Subject:

Bible. Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Pentateuch. (OCoLC)fst01808093

Subject Term:

Samaritan literature -- History and criticism.

Added Author:

Giles, Terry,

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2012]

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Summary

The Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) is the sacred scripture of the Samaritans, a tenacious religious community made famous by Jesus' Good Samaritan story that persists to this day. Not so widely known is the impact of the SP outside the Samaritan community. Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in this scripture, as evidenced by several translations of the SP as well as reference in Qumran scroll studies to the SP or an SP-like tradition in an effort to describe some of the textual evidence present in the scrolls. This volume presents a general introduction to and overview of the SP, suitable for a course text and as a reference tool for the professional scholar.

Author Notes

Robert T. Anderson is professor emeritus of religious studies at Michigan State University. Terry Giles teaches biblical studies as Professor of Theology at Gannon University. They are co-authors of The Keepers: An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Samaritans and Tradition Kept: The Literature of the Samaritans (both from Hendrickson).