Reader Checked|12/11/2012 SE
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.
Contents: The legacy from Josephus -- State of the question -- Josephus and the origin of the Samaritans -- Josephus’ predecessors -- Samaritan inscriptions and related texts -- The Pentateuch that the Samaritans chose -- The Samaritan attitude to the Prophets -- The origin of the Samaritans.|Read more: http://books.google.co.il/books?id=lZSl64Or5UMC&printsec=frontcover&hl=…