Samaritans Through the Ages (eBook)

The volume contains the edited papers presented at the 10th international conference of the Soci‚t‚ d'�tudes Samaritaines held in Budapest in 2022. It is dedicated to the famous Hungarian rabbi and scholar Samuel Kohn (1841-1920) whose relevance in Samaritan studies was commemorated by Abraham Tal.
The articles discuss the most recent questions of Samaritan research in five different fields. Historical topics and Samaritan synagogue mosaics are investigated by Ingrid Hjelm, Innocent Himbaza and Reinhard Pummer. Greek inscriptions and Aramaic documents are studied by Magnar Kartveit, Andreas Lehnardt, and J¢zsef Zsengell‚r. Arabic Torah interpretations, and historical documents are delt with by Jasper Bernhofer, Leonhard Becker and Daniel Bou?ek. Analyses of Samaritan Hebrew and Aramaic linguistic issues and of Samaritan translation techniques are presented by Moshe Florentin, Christian Stadel, Nehemia Gordon, David Hammidovi?, Patrick Pouchelle and Phil Reid. Studies on Samaritan manuscript writings and collections are presented by Evelyn Burkhardt, Stefan Schorch, Mariia Boichun and Golda Akhiezer.
Leading scholars and young new colleagues enrich the various fields of Samaritan studies with new findings, insights ad implications.


J¢zsef Zsengell‚r, Jewish Theological Seminary - University of Jewish Studies, Budapest, Ungarn.