"'The Keepers' describes the remarkable history and survival of the Samaritans and the unique oppression and grace that have shaped their culture and religion. It is a history whose antagonists have included Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and it has contributed to arguments betw…
"'The Keepers' describes the remarkable history and survival of the Samaritans and the unique oppression and grace that have shaped their culture and religion. It is a history whose antagonists have included Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and it has contributed to arguments betw…
"The aim of this study is to ascertain the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus ́ (first century C.E.) stance towards the Samaritans in the light of the new developments in Josephan and Samaritan studies as well as recent archaeological excavations. Although Josephus used a variety …
The articles in this volume originated from lectures given in two meetings devoted to the Samaritans. The first was the sixth conference of the Socit dEtudes Samaritaines, which took place at the University of Haifa in July 2004. The second meeting was part of the SBL Internatio…