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Jews and Samaritans : the origins and history of their early relations / Gary N. Knoppers.

By: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2013]Copyright date: Ã2013Description: xi, 326 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780195329544 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Summary: Even in antiquity, writers were intrigued by the origins of the people called Samaritans, living in the region of ancient Samaria (near modern Nablus). The Samaritans practiced a religion almost identical to Judaism and shared a common set of scriptures. Yet the Samaritans and Jews had little to do with each other ... Covering over a thousand years of history, this book makes an important contribution to the fields of Jewish studies, biblical studies, ancient Near Eastern studies, Samaritan studies, and early Christian history by challenging the oppositional paradigm that has traditionally characterized the historical relations between Jews and Samaritans. Only by recognizing the close ties that developed between Samaria and Judah during much of the first millennium BCE can one explain how the two communities became so similar in belief and practice. -- Book Jacket.
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Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BM915 KNO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J01035107

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-294) and indexes.

Even in antiquity, writers were intrigued by the origins of the people called Samaritans, living in the region of ancient Samaria (near modern Nablus). The Samaritans practiced a religion almost identical to Judaism and shared a common set of scriptures. Yet the Samaritans and Jews had little to do with each other ... Covering over a thousand years of history, this book makes an important contribution to the fields of Jewish studies, biblical studies, ancient Near Eastern studies, Samaritan studies, and early Christian history by challenging the oppositional paradigm that has traditionally characterized the historical relations between Jews and Samaritans. Only by recognizing the close ties that developed between Samaria and Judah during much of the first millennium BCE can one explain how the two communities became so similar in belief and practice. -- Book Jacket.

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