Samaritans - Past and Present(English, Hardcover, unknown)

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Samaritans - Past and Present(English, Hardcover, unknown) is written by unknown and published by De Gruyter. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 311019497X (ISBN 10) and 9783110194975 (ISBN 13).

The articles in this volume originated from lectures given in two meetings devoted to the Samaritans. The first was the sixth conference of the Societe d'Etudes Samaritaines, which took place at the University of Haifa in July 2004. The second meeting was part of the SBL International Conference in Vienna, July 2007. The volume reflects the current state of research on the Samaritans. It presents a wide spectrum of approaches, including historical questions, the political, religious and social context of the Samaritans in the past and present, linguistic approaches, the role of the Samaritans in the Talmudic literature, and questions of identity of the Samaritans up to now.