Samaritan Denominations Judaism
Samaritan Denominations Judaism
Samaritan
The Samaritans are an ancient people based in northern Israel. There origins are Jewish but they split with the Jewish community in antiquity over doctrinal issues. They accept the Torah with variations including a distinct version of the Ten Commandments and their rituals are centred around Mount Gerizim. Today they number no more than a few hundred people with roughly half their community living in the Palestinian Authority near Mount Gerizim and half in the Israeli state.
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- Article from CNN about the Samaritans today.
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- Glencairn Museum's mission is to educate visitors about the history of religion, using art and artifacts from a variety of cultures and time periods.
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- From Jerusalem Post
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- Explores alternate histories of the Samaritans including one popular version that claims the Samaritans were expelled from their ancestral homeland by the conquering Greeks in the third century BC.
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- The remnant of the northern kingdom of Israel remains today still in Israel, on Mount Gerizim and Holon.
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- Encyclopedia article on the history and current state of this ancient people who share an origin with the Jews.
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- Several pages on the history of Samaritans and their situation today.
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- Recent news on the Samaritans.
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- Various sources on the history of Samaria and the Samaritans.
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- Information about the Samaritin holy site.
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- Entry from the Encyclopedia of the Orient.
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- Written by William E. Barton and published in 1908.
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