Samaritan pentateuch simple english wikipedia, the free. The samaritan pentateuch, also known as the samaritan torah hebrew. The samaritan pentateuch has about six thousand differences from the masoretic pentateuch, some of them minor, but others quite significant. Samaritan pentateuch in english spe bible book name chapters in the book. Subsequent travelers brought to europe other copies of the samaritan pentateuch, targum, and other samaritan literature. The samaritan pentateuch or samaritan torah is a special version of the torah used by the samaritans. Although the samaritan pentateuch is most commonly known for its sectarian readings, such as gods command to build. English translation of the samaritan pentateuch opens a wide door to biblical studies and historical studies of ancient israel, with fresh and alternative perspectives on biblical passages. The israelite samaritan version of the torah benyamim. Vestiges of qaraite translations in the arabic translations of the. The samaritan pentateuch sp constitutes the entire canon of sacred text for the samaritan community. The existing copies of the samaritan pentateuch are also written with consonants only. The samaritan version of saadya gaons translation of the pentateuch name author. Scholars consult the samaritan pentateuch when trying to determine the meaning of text of the original pentateuch and to trace the development of textfamilies.
In square brackets shown translated variant readingsadditions from septuagint. The origin of the samaritan pentateuch has given rise to much controversy, into which we cannot here enter. Inscriptions taken from the pentateuch decorate public buildings and private homes. Click download or read online button to get the samaritan pentateuch book now. An introduction to its origin, history, and significance for biblical studies sbl resources for biblical study paper. Samaritan pentateuch smith a recension of the commonly received hebrew text of the mosaic law, in use among the samaritans, and written in the ancient hebrew or socalled samaritan character. Bible manuscripts the samaritan pentateuch we know that the earliest edition of the bible consists of only the torah or the pentateuch. Mitchell, public domain 20152019, was used for the old testament. The proximity of the presamaritan qumran scrolls to the sp personal names in the septuagint of isaiah reflections on the septuagint with special attention paid to the postpentateuchal translations. Samaritan pentateuch, a recension of the commonly received hebrew text of the mosaic law, in use among the samaritans, and written in the ancient hebrew or socalled samaritan character.
This landmark volume presents the firstever english translation of the ancient israelite samaritan version of the pentateuch, or torah. Masoretic text parallel to the samaritan pentateuch. The sp has a long history, labeled as a heretical text, considered inferior to the mt. The israelite samaritan version of the torah first english. The first english translation of the samaritan pentateuch. The samaritan pentateuch contains the text of the torah, the first five books of the hebrew bible, written in the consonantal samaritan script, a development from the paleohebrew script. Samaritan pentateuch and septuagint aramaic thoughts. An introduction to its origin, history, and significance for biblical studies robert t. In more than 500 pages the book presents the samaritan torah in english translation. Samaritan pentateuch definition and meaning bible dictionary. The hebrew pentateuch of the samaritans logos bible software.
Masoretic text parallel to the samaritan pentateuch with morphology, transliteration, strongs concordance numbers and idiomatic translation. Review the israelite samaritan version of the torah. Interestingly, some of these variations correspond to variations. A text of growing interest and importance in the field of biblical studies, the samaritan pentateuch preserves a version of the hebrew text distinct from the traditional masoretic text that underlies modern bible translations.
Tsedaka and dufour 4 the role of the first english translation of the samaritan pentateuch in biblical studies comes at a time in which archeology continues to uncover new historical facts of ancient israel that confirm the validity of the samaritan torah as an ancient text with strong similarities to the dss and lxx. The differences between the samaritan pentateuch and what is now the standard hebrew bible the masoretic text, mt are of several kinds. Download the israelite samaritan version of the torah. Likewise, samaritan tradition holds that the samaritan pentateuch is the genuine version of the torah, faithfully preserved through the centuries by the samaritans and traceable all the way back to abisha, greatgrandson of aaron, brother of moses. The present translation is the first for which a group of men representative of jewish learning among englishspeaking jews assume joint responsibility, all previous efforts in the english language having been the work of individual translators. An introduction to its origin, history, and significance for biblical studies sbl resources for biblical study paper robert t. Its existence was rediscovered by scholars during the 17th century and its importance as a textual witness has been vigorously debated since that time. Edited and translated by benyamim tsedaka and coedited by sharon sullivan. Tsedaka and dufour 4 the role of the first english translation of the samaritan pentateuch in biblical studies comes at a time in which archeology continues to uncover new historical facts of ancient israel that confirm the validity of the samaritan torah as an ancient text. Benyamin tsedaka and sharon sullivan, te israelite version of the. Alongside, we see the traditional jewish masoretic version, also in english. The details of this distinction are subject to further research, but the very distinction seems to be correct.
Anderson, terry giles the samaritan pentateuch sp is the sacred scripture of the samaritans, a tenacious religious community made famous by jesus good samaritan story that persists to this day. For the first time, prominent scholars have produced an english translation of the samaritan torah the best part of it is that one of the team members is a prominent samaritan priest benjamin tsedaka the published book is made in the comparison form, where they put the two versions of the torah side by side. A widely used targum, known as the samaritan pentateuch, was rendered in syriac, a dialect of aramaic. First english translation compared with the masoretic version.
As the name says, this version contains the first five books of moses, or the torah. We know this for a fact due to an accident of history. Samaritan pentateuch englishfrench dictionary glosbe. Study of the protosamaritan texts has facilitated the separation of ancient elements in the samaritan pentateuch such as were found already in its base text and elements added to it by the samaritans. The first english translation of the samaritan pentateuch, currently awaiting publication, opens the door to new interpretations of problematic biblical texts, such. Anderson and terry giles society of biblical literature. Pentateuch, samaritan, hebrew text of the pentateuch used by the samaritans.
The hebrew tanakh, with nikud mth, edited by wayne a. My work with samaritan pentateuch shows that a lot of people just swallowed what he. Torah, pentateuch, samaritan israel fontoura text is based on vetus testamentum hebraicum cum variis lectionibus, parallel samaritan pentateuch hebrew samaritan, by benjaminus kennicott, 1780 main page here. The samaritan pentateuch is preserved in the early type of rounded hebrew letters formerly called phone which largely ceased to be used by the jews after they adopted the square aram. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Sigalovs adaptation of the kjv, the bracketed text corresponds to italicized text in the bibleworks kjv version, thus for the sake of consistency, the database compiles the bracketed. Faq for information about file content and naming conventions. Variants in the samaritan pentateuch of the hebrew bible. Epigraphs and scholia in samaritan hebrewaramaic and arabic follow the end of. The samaritan pentateuch is a version of the pentateuch or torah the first five books of the hebrew bible that is used by the samaritans.
It constitutes their entire biblical canon some six thousand differences exist between the samaritan and the masoretic text. The samaritan pentateuch an introduction to its origin, history, and significance for biblical studies by robert t. Ebook the samaritan pentateuch as pdf download portable. Samaritan pentateuch, smiths bible dictionary online.
First english translation compared with the masoretic version pdf by benyamim tsedaka, sharon. The samaritan pentateuch download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. The link to aleksandr sigalovs work reads samaritan pentateuch in english and hebrew with idiomatic translation, morphology and dss variants, however the section on his site samaritan pentateuch in enlish is clearly not the samaritan pentateuch in english. Torah, israelite samaritan and masoretic versions in english. First, prima facie, it is conceivable that the manuscript is a copy of the samaritan pentateuch. This version was created at the latest 127 bc, when the temple in jerusalem was destroyed, and the samaritans split from the other group in the temple. Conveniently, the translations appear in parallel columns, and in addition, notes in the text highlight the 3000. We dont have pdfs available, but your university library should have a copy of the book. Full text of variants in the samaritan pentateuch of the. First, there is a consistency, or harmonization in the samaritan pentateuch that is. Step uses crosswires jsword software to facilitate the rendering of this resource. Free online bible library the samaritan pentateuch.
Scrolls among the dead sea scrolls have been identified as protosamaritan pentateuch texttype. The book the israelite samaritan version of the torah. First english translation compared with the masoretic version benyamim tsedaka, sharon sullivan, james h. Theisraelitesamaritanversionofthetorah download theisraelitesamaritanversionofthetorah ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. In the course of copying and recopying the forms of some of these letters have so changed that the samaritan writing differs in a number of regards. Samaritan pentateuch translation in englishfrench dictionary. The samaritan sect broke away from orthodox judaism around 400bc. Samaritanism is an ancient religion closely related to judaism, but which has maintained its own version of the pentateuch, complete with its own script and unique chant. The samaritan pentateuch is an essential text for understanding the complex textual history of the old testament texts. Click download or read online button to theisraelitesamaritanversionofthetorah book pdf for free now. Text was compiled by manually and electronically comparing several kosher torah scrolls that are currently in use in the synagogues. Variants in the samaritan pentateuch of the hebrew bible digital. Up to about 400 bce these books are the only contents of the jewish bible. Its prominent role within the samaritan community is clear.
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