“Mount
Gerizim,
All
the Days of Our Lives”
March / April 2018
Vol. XVII - No 4
In This Issue ·
Passover Invite ·
Synagogue Curtains ·
New Torah ·
Samaritan medal ·
Mayaan Post ·
Passover Bus ·
Samaritan legend ·
Elected Committee ·
Schorch Lecture ·
4 Shehadeh articles ·
Passover Articles ·
From the Editor ·
Inscribed Limestone ·
Articles ·
Recent Publications ·
1954 Life Article ·
Biblio
2018, the Samaritan Community numbered 810.
In 1786, Samaritan numbered approximately 100
(El-‘Ayyeh)
Future Events
It has been 3656 years
since the entrance into the Holy Land
(Samaritan’s typical calendar)
It has been 6447 years since the counting of Creation
2018
The Thirteenth Month 3656 - Saturday Evening, 17
March 2018
The First Month 3657 - Sunday Evening, 15 April 2018
Passover Sacrifice: Sunday evening (7:24 pm) 29
April 2018
The Seven Days of Unleavened Bread ends May 6, 2018
Pilgrimage to Gerizim in early morning of May 6,
2018
First Day of Counting the Omer starts May 6,
Last day of Counting ends on evening of Sunday, June
24, 2018
Second Passover for those who were impure on the
First Passover Monday Evening May 28, 2018
The Seven Days of Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) June 8
to June 24, 2018
Memorial Day of the Sinai Assembly begins on the
evening of June 19, 2018
Memorial Day of Sinai Assembly June 20, 2018
Festival of Weeks (Shavuot) / The Harvest Festival
June 24, 2018
[Calculated by: Priest
Yakkiir ['Aziz] b. High Priest Jacob b. 'Azzi – Kiriat Luza, Mount Gerizim]
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Don’t Skip the Sacrifice!
Do
you wish to visit the Samaritan Passover?
Take a Bus from Jerusalem. see
details
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Rosh Hashanah
Marked in Southern West Bank City of Nablus
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1098121.shtml
Below
you will find an English translation from Facebook from Yossi’s Hebrew
comments. Photo appears to be inside the Samaritan synagogue.
Come in peace the Passover and I will serve my
heart with a heart full of joy.
Amen bless you the blessed name in all good,
every man of you and his son.
The name will be given to your hearts and your
hearts and your hearts and your hearts, and you have been happy
Until the king of the heavens and the earth
said, "I will be upon you and there will be no virus in you.. And give you
Month the first is Nissan, will pass on you
happily gladness in heart and come to the head of the hrgryzym and he is of our
Lord.
Claw Israel and you good
We'll say what you say.
Blessed is the house of Jacob
Amen. Amen. Amen. Hard-earned Moses.
Every year and you are in peace, goodness and
blessings.
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Another synagogue
of the Samaritans
Another
image of the interior of the synagogue was posted on Yossi Sarawi’s Facebook page April 27, 2018.
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Yossi Marhiv
Facebook Post on April 27, 2018
May it be known to the honorable Samaritans
Happy Passover to have everyone in full health at a good time for the two good
people Naomi and his brother Habib Tsedaka for bringing a new Torah to the synagogue on Mount Gerizim.
A thousand congratulations!
The Medal for Peace and Humanity
THE FIRST SAMARITAN MEDAL WAS
AWARDED TO DR. HUSSEIN ALAARAJ, THE MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
The Minister for local power in the authority
received today, Monday, April 9, 2018, with great gratitude the medal of peace
and human rights in his chambers in Jerusalem.
The Medal was granted to him by the members of
the community delegation Samaritans and Priests.
The encounter was very pleasant,
opened with the introduction on the special condition of the community to
maintain the status of peace.
Isaac, the Secretary of the
outgoing community board, thanked the minister for his vast activities, in the
development of the central road of the neighborhood on the mountain of a
million shekels, and expressed his hope that the minister's assistance would continue.
The Minister responded to the request and agreed to extend the road development
in another 500 meters. The office engineers will be arriving soon to the
mountain to check the continuation of the road development.
During the session, the high priest Abdel
invited the minister to attend the Passover on April 29, 2018, the minister
answered with enthusiasm for the invitation. The 67-Year-old minister was
particularly impressed with the affections of the priests and the Samaritan
public who participated in the meeting.
A mutual farewell hug ended with the successful
brush.
Benyamim
Tsedaka
In The Photo: the tribute of secretary to the
outgoing community Isaac, awarding the medal and protector of honor from the
new community to the bhrgrzym.
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Mayan
Cohen pasted this image on her facebook page for the 2018 passover
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THE
SAMARITAN PASSOVER SACRIFICE 2018
The
Samaritans or “Shomronim” have been living in the Shomron for 2,500 years where
they still practice many ancient rites from the Torah, including the Passover
Sacrifice.
Join me for a
full day tour about the Samaritans including a visit to the Samaritan Museum,
the National Park of Mt. Gerizim (where the ruins of their temple are) and
culminating with witnessing their Passover Sacrifice. We’ll learn in depth
about the differences between the Samaritan and Jewish religion and their
narrative of their history vs the Jewish narrative based on the Tanach and
Rabbinic sources.
(Security
precautions will be taken, including an armored bus and armed guard) Leaves
Jerusalem 11 am- Returns around 10 pm
$65 per
person includes entrance fees. Discounts for couples and groups.
http://tourguideaaron.com/samaritan-passover-sacrifice-2018/
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The Samaritan
Legends Host Their Annual Exhibition at the An-Najah National University in Nablus.
The exhibition
will witness the coverage of a first-class declaration where the opening
ceremony will be broadcast live through four TV stations.
Exhibition is ready for the opening tomorrow thanks to the
dreams of guys. (Image posted on Jac Samri’s
Facebook Page April 1, 2018)
Working on displays for the Exhibit. (Image posted on Jac Samri’s Facebook Page April 1, 2018)
All thanks to those who support and share and
attend
The High Priest, the governor of the city of Nablus,
the minister of Awqaf, the Mayor of Nablus, the president of the chamber of
commerce, the secretary of the chamber of commerce, priests, priests and young
people, and the directors of the government and private services, and we will
not forget the organization "house of arts" as well as the museum of Gerizim,
which has provided all the necessary images and figures for all of us with "with
the greetings of the administrative and public bodies of the assembly of the
Samaritan Legend."
When you proud of what you makes it’s an indescribable
feeling. (Image posted on Jac Samri’s
Facebook Page April 3, 2018)
Yacop Yossef Cohen stand with Samaritan High
Priest as he casts his vote for the election of the Samaritan Committee, on
March 27, 2018 at the Mount Gerizim International Peace Center.
This is the first time, the election was made
before the holidays, before the first month.
(Imagine from Yacop Cohen’s Facebook page.)
THE
NEW ELECTED COMMITTEE OF MOUNT GERIZIM
ISRAELITE SAMARITAN COMMUNITY WITH HIGH PRIEST ABEDEL
(Image right:
Left to right: Ben-Yehuda Altif, Hanan
Altif-Secretary, Priest Phinhas,
The High Priest Abedel, Abraaham Cohen, Yefet Cohen.)
By
Ben Tsedaka.
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The Samaritans: True Keepers of the Ancient
Israelite Law or Heretical Jewish Sect? - Talk by Stefan Schorch
This lecture is free and open to everyone,
at noon on Thursday, March 29, in Karpen Hall, Room 038.
Speaker: Stefan Schorch, professor of Bible,
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. He specializes in Hebrew
and Aramaic language, literature of the Second Temple period, and Samaritan
studies and is currently a member at the Institute for Advanced Study,
Princeton, NJ.
Title: The
Samaritans: True Keepers of the Ancient Israelite Law or Heretical Jewish Sect?
Description:
The Samaritans, today a small ethnic and
religious minority of c. 800 people living in a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel, and
in the city of Nablus, Palestinian authority, represent one of the two
surviving branches of the ancient Israelite tradition, besides Judaism.
Jews and Samaritans separated in the 2nd
century BCE. They share the Pentateuch as their holy writ, although in slightly
different textual versions, for both Hebrew is the language of worship,
although in different dialects, and both agree that Israel has only one holy center
- Jerusalem for Jews, but Mount Garizim just south from the city center of
Nablus (ancient Shechem) for Samaritans.
The lecture will provide an overview over
Samaritan history, their current life as a minority in Israel and Palestine,
and their religion, including a presentation devoted to the Samaritan Passover
offering, which is the last offering in the Biblical tradition that continues
to be observed.
This event if presented by University of North Carolina,
Asheville's NEH Distinguished Professor with support from the
university's Humanities Program and Center for Jewish Studies.
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Continue
reading article here https://shomron0.tripod.com/articles/creator_of_all.pdf
Continue
reading article here https://shomron0.tripod.com/articles/terrible_discovery.pdf
Continue
reading article here https://shomron0.tripod.com/articles/zucchini.pdf
Continue
reading here https://shomron0.tripod.com/articles/everythingisamatterofhonour.pdf
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Passover
articles
Slaughtering the Paschal Lamb with Samaritans and Ethiopians by Rachel Scheinerman
The Samaritan Bible
is substantially similar to the Jewish Torah, but the Samaritans have
no prophetic books, no psalms, no Mishnah, no Talmud. Samaritan traditions
are completely unmediated by late biblical or rabbinic influence, which is why
they have Passover but no seder. . . . The Samaritans ...
See
the full article at the Jewish Review of Books: Searching for Ancient Passover
in Samaria and Ethiopia By Rachel Scheinerman
Searching for
Ancient Passover in Samaria and Ethiopia
Extreme Tourism:
Come Watch Pascal Sacrifice on Mount Gerizim, Slaughtered Lambs and All
By JNi.Media
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From the
Editor
See the
trailer
of Sacred Mountains, Abrahamic Religions and Musical Practices in the
Mediterranean Area A documentary by Nicola Scaldaferri
The
Good Samaritan: Heart and Soul
Sofi
Tsedaka thinks wistfully about the life and faith she left behind. Sofi is a
well-known singer and TV personality in her native Israel, but what is less
well known is that she is, or was, a Samaritan, synonymous in the bible with
Christian charity and goodwill but in danger of dying out.
Lipika
Pelham meets Sofi to find out more about the Samaritans who live divided in the
ancient holy land.
Lipika
will learn that because the Samaritans angered God they are still waiting for
their ancient ark and other items of the tabernacle to be returned and that
they may not be so good after all.
BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04yzrvy
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
MSS.
Samar. b. 1-7, 8 (R), 9, c.1-8, 9 (R), 10, d. 1-4, e. 1-16, 18-21, f. 1-5
Miscellaneous Samaritan manuscripts in the Bodleian Library
14th-20th
century, mainly 18th-19th century
Samaritan manuscripts, including fragments of the Pentateuch,
as well as prayerbooks and liturgical fragments, 14th-20th century, with the
majority being 18th and 19th century.
The manuscripts were acquired between 1890 and 1976 from
various sources. The Library bought some of them from Rev. G.J. Chester,
possibly in 1890. A handful were also
given by A. Cowley, 1911-31, and the Palestine Exploration fund in 1911.
Some
of the manuscripts are in Falconer Madan, et al., A summary
catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have
not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series, with references to the
oriental and other manuscripts(7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford,
1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vols.
V-VI, nos. 30122, 31278-91, 31634-5, 33522-3, 33713, 35517-20, 36995-8,
The
manuscripts are also summarily described in the card catalogue, arranged by
language, located in the Oriental Reading Room.
I
recall reading somewhere that the manuscripts of the Palestine Exploration Fund
manuscripts were lost or sold and I have wondered as to where they had gone;
now I know!
See:
‘Samaritan manuscripts’ by Jean-Pierre Rothschild, page 786 in The Samaritans, Edited by Alan Crown.
Loewe
Pamphlets
Leopold
Muller Memorial Library- Bodleian Libraries- University of Oxford
1
box- Samaritan https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/muller/collections/loewe-pamphlets
JOHN
JOHNSON COLLECTION
OXFORD
UNIVERSITY SOCIETY HOLDINGS IN THE JOHN JOHNSON COLLECTION
Box
S4: Samaritans 1993, 1995, 1997-99, n.d
https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/96227/Updated-OU-Socs-09-05-2011public.pdf
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Registration
number: SOC.152
BM/Big
number: 127387
Location:
G1/wp72/sh7
Exhibition History
Exhibited:
Enlightenment gallery, from Nov 2003
Dimensions:
Height:
41.1 centimetres
Width:
31.8 centimetres
Thickness:
15.5 centimetres
Curator's
comments:
Probably
a "Mezuza" or doorway inscription. In 1879 it was mounted on a
Caen-stone base (this is referred to in the BM Return for 1879, p.15) and this
was labelled on the face for original exhibition purpose as follows:
"Samaritan inscription containing portions of the Bible. Deut. VI.7,
XXIII.15, XXVIII:6. [Nablus]", letters in black ink with red edging. The
first reference is actually wrong, and should be Deut. VI.4.
Acquisition
date
1879
(?)
Acquisition
notes: Acquired in 1879 or before as it is stated as being mounted on a stone
plinth in that year (BM Return 1879, p.15).
Link to site two other
images #1 and #2
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Liner Notes
Danse
de Salomé (Op. 61) is one of Joseph Achron’s (1886 – 1943) most original—and
least known—compositions. As a wordless choral work that, by the composer’s
design, uses the chorus to imitate specific orchestral instruments through
various choral effects, timbres and timbral affectations, and isolated as well
as repeated syllables, the preface to the published edition states that it
seems to be the first use of this technique. Considering the entire range of
extant choral literature, it is probably safer to say that it is one of the
first. The chorus, which is divided into five parts and accompanied only by
percussion, is designated a “vocal orchestra” in the score.
Achron
used as thematic material motifs from two melodic phrases of undetermined
origin but probably of great age—which he heard sung in 1924 by the Samaritans
when he witnessed their unique Passover sacrificial ceremony on Mount Gerezim
in Palestine. The first of those themes is—as employed by Achron—a brief,
catchy motive, in which the modality is altered after the first three pitches,
repeated internally and sequentially at the interval of the fifth; the second
is a slower-moving, more chant like phrase.
The
Samaritans: Origins, Beliefs, and Practices
Continue
reading at http://www.milkenarchive.org/music/volumes/view/psalms-and-canticles/work/danse-de-salome/
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SAMARITANSWAY-SOUTHWEST.ORG.UK
Who are the Samaritans? To have a clue of the
answer to this question, you perhaps need to revisit the story of Jesus and the
Samaritan Woman at the Well. When Jesus asked the Samaritan woman for water as
recounted in the gospel of John, the woman wondered why Jesus had asked for
water even if the Jews did not associate with the Samaritans. As recorded in
John 4:21-24, after a brief conversation with the woman, Jesus assured the
woman that a time would come when the place of God’s worship will neither be
Jerusalem nor Mt. Gerizim because what would be important is worshipping God in
truth and spirit. http://samaritansway-southwest.org.uk/
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The Last
Samaritans, Israel's Smallest Religious Minority
by Reuben Lewis
by
Stefan Schorch (Editor)
A
critical edition of the Samaritan Pentateuch is one of the most urgent
desiderata of Hebrew Bible research. The present volume on Leviticus is the
first out of a series of five meant to fill this gap. The text from the oldest
manuscripts of the SP is continuously
accompanied by comparative readings, gathered from the Samaritan Targum and the
oral reading, as well as MT, the DSS, and the LXX, creating an indispensable
resource for Biblical research.
Print
Length: 224 pages
Publisher:
De Gruyter publication Date: May 1, 2018 Language: English
Books by
Benyamim Tsedaka
A Complete Commentary On The Torah
Understanding
The Israelite-Samaritans
The first publication in English - concentrated
information on the Israelite Samaritans - From Ancient to Modern by Benyamim Tsedaka
See
his selection of Samaritan writings
https://www.israelite-samaritans.com/books/
Also
Subscribe to the A.B. The Samaritan News
See
details at https://www.israelite-samaritans.com/samaritan-newspaper/
Selected Modern Hebrew Texts
with Exercises
By
(author) : Haseeb Shehadeh
Scholars'
Press (Feb. 20, 2018)
This
textbook is an attempt to offer a comprehensive representation of Modern Hebrew
to the student of Hebrew language and culture. It consists of three major
parts.
Series:
Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series, Volume: 32
Author:
Ze'ev Safrai
Publisher:
Brill
Publication
Date: 24 May 2018
ISBN:
978-90-04-33482-3
https://brill.com/abstract/title/34004?rskey=Xtrq3L&result=1
‘The Last of
the Samaritans’
An
article in the May 24, 1954 Life
Magazine, an American magazine.
Few
Samaritans and scholars have seen this article. So here it is for your
enjoyment!
Pond5: Royalty-Free
Stock Footage
https://www.pond5.com/stock-video-footage/1/samaritan.html
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The
Samaritans: The People of the Sacred Mountain.
Filmed
by JOHANNA SPECTOR, directed by Dan Wolman, narrated by E. G. Marshall.
Produced under the auspices of the Friends of the Samaritan Museum, Jerusalem,
Israel, and the Society for the Preservation of Samaritan Culture, New York,
New York. 16mm, color, optical sound, 30 minutes. Rental and purchase
information provided on request: Ms. Johanna Spector, Columbia University, 400
West 119th St., New York, NY 10027. Reviewed by LAURENCE D. LOEB University of
Utah The Samaritans, a Middle Eastern population known to us since ancient
times through the Judeo-Christian literature, once numbered in the
hundreds-of-thousands and were spread throughout the Levant and Egypt. Now
reduced to several small patrilineages totaling less than 500 individuals, the
Samaritans are found in only two small enclaves, one in the city of Holon,
Israel, the other in the city of Nablus, on the West Bank of the Jordan.
Whereas physical anthropologists and ethnomusicologists have considered the
Samaritans an especially interesting subject for study, cultural/social
anthropologists have completely ignored them. Dr. Spector’s intention was to
prepare a documentary on Samaritan life and history suitable for general
audiences. The movie was conceived as a fund-raising vehicle to facilitate the
construction of a museum in Nablus, thereby furthering the preservation of
Samaritan culture. To these ends the movie succeeds admirably; but it is also a
beautiful and sensitive introduction to the ideology and ritual behavior of a
relatively poorly understood society, suitable for courses in anthropology,
ethnomusicology, religion and Middle East cultures. Technically, this effort is
quite impressive. Color and balance are excellent. The narration is highly
informative, though somewhat overabundant and marred by the narrator’s
occasionally incorrect pronunciation of Hebrew and Arabic terminology. The
musical background is outstanding throughout, as might be expected from a
highly competent ethnomusicologist, but the acoustic balance suffers from the
often total subordination of music to narration. Spector skillfully combines
Middle Eastern instrumental music (the Samaritans have none of their own!) with
the traditional sacred chant of Samaritan men. The latter is particularly
interesting stylistically, being atypical of the Middle East in its utilization
of heterophonically superimposed fourths and fifths (organum). The narration
does not, however, tell us much about the music or its social value. Notably
absent is any reference to women’s song, secular or ritual. Indeed, the
patrifocal orientation of this movie leads to the inescapable conclusion that
women play a minimal role in formal ceremonial situations. What, then, is the
place of women in Samaritan life? This movie does not attempt to provide an
answer to such a question. In an effort to present a proper historical
perspective, a considerable portion of the film deals with archaeological
questions and the answers provided through excavation. Unfortunately, this
section seems too long and sequentially misplaced. Most of the negative
criticism applies to the first half of the film, which introduces the
Samaritans, their history and religion. The second half is, by contrast,
superbHere, the focus is on the Samaritans’ most important religious ceremony:
the sacrifice of the paschal lamb on the holy Mount Gerizim to commemorate the
Passover. Documented in vivid detail, the significance of ritual in Samaritan
life becomes readily apparent to the viewer. Even in so truncated a version as
this (the actual ceremony takes many hours), the tension and exhilaration of
the participants, i.e., virtually the entire population of Samaritans, is
effectively transmitted cinematically. Johanna Spector’s initial successful
film effort whets our appetite for a more comprehensive depiction of Samaritan
life and culture. This reviewer hopes that it will soon be forthcoming. (American
Anthropologist) [Appears to be from Sept. 1975]
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Biblio
Bagir,
Muhammed Ali
Marjinal Bir
Yahudi Grup Olarak Sâmirîlerde Taheb İnanc
Abstract:
Özet
Dünyanın sonuna doğru gelecek ve yeryüzünü hâkimiyeti altına
alarak
insanlara doğru yolu gösterecek peygamber, dînî lider ya da kral
şeklinde tanımlanan bir kurtarıcıya olan inancın,
hemen hemen tüm inançlarda yer aldığı görülür. Olağanüstü
işler yapması beklenen bu kurtarıcının en önemli
görevi, kendisini bekleyen insanları içinde bulundukları
sıkıntılı durumdan çıkarıp onlara refah getirmek
ve düşmanlarına karşı üstünlük kurmalarını
sağlamaktır. Bu inançlarda beklenen kurtarıcı
şahsiyetler farklı olsalar da icraatları açısından
hepsi birbirine çok benzemektedir.
Çalışmamızda, birtakım benzerlikleri olsa da birçok
açıdan Ortodoks Yahudilikten farklı yönleri bulunan Sâmirîliğin
beklenen kurtarıcı (Taheb) konusundaki inançları ele
alınacaktır. İlk olarak, günümüzde sayıları oldukça
azalan Sâmirîler ve inançları hakkında bilgi verilecek, daha sonra
Taheb konusundaki inançları, Ortodoks Yahudilikte beklenen
kurtarıcı inancından farklı yönleri belirtilmek suretiyle
ele alınacaktır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Sâmirilik, Sâmiriler, Taheb, Mesih, Ra’ûta, Fanûta
Abstract
It is seen that faith in a redeemer who will come towards the end of the
world and who is defined as a prophet, a religious leader or a king that will
lead the people to the right way by taking dominion over the earth, takes place
in almost all beliefs. The most important task of this redeemer who is expected
to do extraordinary things, is to get people out of their troubled situation,
to bring them prosperity and to make them superior to their enemies. Although
the expected redeemers are different, they are all very similar in terms of
their actions.
Our work focus on the belief of the expected redeemer (Taheb) in Samaritan
religion which has some similarities but differs in many respects from Orthodox
Judaism. Firstly, information about the Samaritans who are now very few in
number and their faiths will be given and then their beliefs about Taheb will
be addressed by specifying different aspects than the expected redeemer in
Orthodox Judaism.
Keywords: Samaritan religion, Samaritans, Taheb, Messiah, Rauta, Fanuta.
Page Numbers: 191-206
Publication Date: 2018
Publication Name: Uluslararası Mehdilik Sempozyumu Bildirileri
Caquot André
John
Macdonald. The Samaritan Chronicle n° II [review]
in Syria. Archéologie, Art et histoire Year
1970 47-3-4 pp. 410-412
Davies,
Philip R.
The
‘Nationalization’ of the Jewish Canon in Cahiers
du Centre Gustave Glotz Year
2010 21 pp.
371-383
Dubois,
Jean-Daniel
Crown (Alan
D.) éd The Samaritans [review] in Archives
de Sciences Sociales des Religions Year 1993 82 pp. 265-266
Pummer
(Reinhard) The Samaritans [review] in Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions Year 1990 70 p. 305
Hensel,
Benedikt.
(2017).
Das
JHWH-Heiligtum am Garizim: Ein archäologischer Befund und seine literar- und
theologiegeschichtliche Einordnung. Vetus Testamentum. 68. 10.1163/15685330-12341302.
No later than the midst of the 5th
century the recently discovered sanctuary on Mt.Gerizim was the cultic center
of the Samarian YHWH-worshippers, later known as the Samaritans. The sanctuary
was in every way comparable to its counterpart in Jerusalem. The author
investigates the question why there is so little mentioning of the sanctuary in
the Bible at all; only the location "Mount Gerizim" is mentioned a
few times in the Tora. Albeit its obvious absence in the texts, there seem to
be several, enciphered mentions of the Samaria sanctuary in the later part of
the (Judean) canon (Ketubim and Nebi'im). Altogether they criticize the cult on
Mt.Gerizim in this very indirect way. The author explores the texts 2 Kon
17,24-41 and 2 Chr 13 as examples for this enciphering and outlines the
character of these polemics and the ideologicaltheological interest of the
Judean authors.
Mäkipelto,
Ville
(University of Helsinki)
Uncovering
Ancient Editing, Documented Evidence of Changes in Joshua 24 and Related Texts, Dissertation
2018
Margain, Jean
Philologie samaritaine in Annuaires de l'École pratique des hautes études Year 1994 5 p. 16
Reinhard
Pummer. The Samaritans [review] Revue de l'histoire des religions Year 1989 206-1 p. 84
Une nouvelle
amulette samaritaine portant le texte d'Exode 38.8 in Syria.
Archéologie, Art et histoire Year 1982, 59-1-2 pp. 117-120
Paulo, Bonifácio (Stellenbosch University)
The
Centralization of the Worship of Yahweh According to the Jewish and Samaritan
Pentateuchs: A textual and Theological Study. Dissertation
2017
Purnomo, Al.
The Strained
Relation Between Samaritans and Jews in the Works of Flavius Josephus. DISKURSUS -
JURNAL FILSAFAT DAN TEOLOGI STF DRIYARKARA. 16. 64. (2017) 10.26551/diskursus.v16i1.30.
The strained relation between
Samaritans and Jews as a fruit of long-term process from the division of the
United Kingdom of Israel (ca. 931 B.C.E) became a dominant issue since the
post-exilic period and became more pronounced in the first century C.E. Beside
the Old Testament, the story of their relation which was full of conflict can
be traced to extra-biblical sources. One of them is Flavius Josephus’ works
(ca. 70 to 100 C.E), i.e., Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities. The root of the
conflict is related to the presence of the Second Jerusalem Temple. The peak of
the conflict is the construction of the Mount Gerizim temple in which some Jews
regarded the adherents of the Samaritan cult as schismatic. The founding of
this rival temple of Jerusalem aggravated the bad relations between Samaritans
and Jews. The destruction of the Mount Gerizim temple by John Hyrcanus was a
crucial incident for their relations. The conflict between Samaritans and Jews
still continued in the Roman period. By historical approach, this study would
setforth the examination of some Josephus’ accounts regarding the historical
process of the estrangement and rivalry between Samaritans and Jews which
resulted in the final split in second century B.C.E. Keywords: Samaritans,
Jews, Flavius Josephus, Jewish Antiquities, Temple, Jerusalem, Mount Gerizim.
Abstrak: Relasi tegang antara orang Samaria dan Yahudi merupakan buah dari
proses yang panjang sejak pecahnya Kerajaan Israel Raya (sekitar 931 B.C.E).
Relasi mereka ini menjadi masalah dominan sejak periode setelah pembuangan dan
semakin jelas pada abad pertama masehi. Di samping Perjanjian Lama, kisah
tentang relasi mereka yang penuh konflik dapat dilacak dalam sumber-sumber di
luar Alkitab. Salah satunya adalah karya dari Flavius Josephus (sekitar 70
sampai 100 M), yaitu Perang Yahudi dan Sejarah Yahudi. Akar dari konflik itu
adalah kehadiran Bait Allah Yerusalem Kedua. Puncak dari konflik itu adalah
pembangunan Bait Allah di Gunung Gerizim di mana sejumlah orang Yahudi kemudian
menganggap pengikut ibadah orang Samaria sebagai skismatis. Pendirian tandingan
Bait Allah Yerusalem ini memperparah relasi buruk antara Samaria dan Yahudi.
Penghancuran Bait Allah di Gunung Gerizim oleh Yohanes Hyrcanus menjadi insiden
krusial bagi relasi mereka. Konflik antara orang Samaria dan Yahudi masih terus
berlangsung pada periode Romawi. Dengan pendekatan historis, studi ini akan
memaparkan penelitian kisah-kisah dari karya Josephus berkaitan dengan proses
perpecahan dan persaingan antara orang Samaria dan Yahudi memuncak pada
perpecahannya pada abad II SM.
Rothschild,
Jean-Pierre
Alan David
Crown. A Bibliography of the Samaritans [review] in Revue de
l'histoire des religions Year 1986 203-2 pp.
206-207
James A. Montgomery. Les hommes du
Garizim. Histoire, théologie, littérature des Samaritains in Revue de l'histoire des religions Year 1987 204-4 pp.
448-449
Manuscrits
samaritains in Revue d'Histoire des Textes Year
1983 11-1981 pp.
419-42Shemesh,
Abraham, O.
Those who
require ‘[…] the burning of incense in synagogues are the Rabbinic Jews’:
Burning incense in synagogues in commemoration of the temple. HTS
Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies. 73. 10.4102/hts.v73i3.4723.
This article focuses on the
burning of incense in synagogues subsequent to the destruction of the temple,
in commemoration of the incense formerly used in the temple rites. We hear
about the implementation of this custom in Samaritan and Rabbinic synagogues
only several centuries after the destruction of the Samaritan and Jewish
Temples. The Samaritans still burn incense in their synagogues at certain
times, but among Rabbinic Jews the custom came to an end, probably in the
Middle Ages. Burning incense in the synagogue was a point of controversy
between the Karaites and the Rabbinic Jews. The Karaites argued that acts
involving burning incense and lighting candles are only appropriate for the
Temple and their status is like that of sacrifices or offerings that are
limited to this complex. It may have been that the rabbinic custom discontinued
as a result of the strict Karaite objections to this custom for concern of
idolatry. In fact, burning incense in commemoration of the Temple indeed
ceased, but this practice remained in evidence until the 19th century for
purposes of conveying respect or on festive occasions.
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Watad, Ali
"Hamiliz":
The related dictionary of Penhas Hacohen bin Yosef Haraban 924th century). Samaritan
Hebrew and Aramaic Studies Presented To Professor Abraham Tal, The Bialik Institute,
Jerusalem, 11-21. (Hebrew) 2006
‘Who is the
author of “Hamiliz”, the Hebrew (shomroni) Arabic dictionary?’ Tiudah. 16-17. 2001, 477-490.
Zahn, Molly
M.
The Samaritan
Pentateuch and the Scribal Culture of Second Temple Judaism
Abstract:
The Samaritan Pentateuch (SP), along with its Qumran forebears, has deservedly
been regarded as a key source of information for understanding the scribal
culture of early Judaism. Yet studies have tended to emphasize the relative
uniformity of the characteristic pre-SP readings as evidence of a scribal
approach distinct within Second Temple Judaism. This article argues that both
the uniformity and the distinctiveness of these readings have been overstated:
there is more internal diversity within pre-SP than is usually recognized, and
similar or identical readings are also preserved in other manuscript
traditions. Rather than representing a distinctive scribal approach or school,
the readings of pre-SP are better taken as a particularly concentrated example
of scribal attitudes and techniques that appear to have been widespread in
early Judaism.
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