{"product_id":"the-samaritans-a-profile-paperback","title":"The Samaritans: A Profile - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReinhard Pummer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthoritative introduction to the Samaritan tradition from antiquity to the present\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Most people associate the term \"Samaritan\" exclusively with the New Testament stories about the Good Samaritan and the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Very few are aware that a small community of about 750 Samaritans still lives today in Palestine and Israel; they view themselves as the true Israelites, having resided in their birthplace for thousands of years and preserving unchanged the revelation given to Moses in the Torah. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reinhard Pummer, one of the world's foremost experts on Samaritanism, offers in this book a comprehensive introduction to the people identified as Samaritans in both biblical and nonbiblical sources. Besides analyzing the literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, he examines the Samaritans' history, their geographical distribution, their version of the Pentateuch, their rituals and customs, and their situation today. There is no better book available on the subject.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReinhard Pummer\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of religious studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Among his other books are \u003ci\u003eThe Samaritans in Flavius Josephus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEarly Christian Authors on Samaritans and Samaritanism.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693968330815,"sku":"9780802867681","price":39.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4b9a608084e169374684bc669481e006.webp?v=1765000564","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-samaritans-a-profile-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}