Jews and Samaritans: The Origins and History of Their Early Relations

by Gary N. Knoppers

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Winner of the R.B.Y. Scott Award from the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies

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. In a famous New Testament passage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190068795
• ISBN13: 9780190068790
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"