The Samaritans

the earliest Jewish sect

their history, theology, and literature

by

James A Montgomery

Philadelphia,

The J.C. Winston Co.1907

CONTENTS

Introduction, Updated Select Bibliography and Links by David Steinberg
PREFACE
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ABBREVIATIONS
I.	THE RE-DISCOVERY OF THE SAMARITANS	1
II.	THE LAND OF SAMARIA AND THE CITY OF SHECHEM	13
III.	THE MODERN SAMARITANS	24
IV.	THE ORIGIN OF THE SAMARITAN SECT	46
V.	THE SAMARITANS UNDER THE HELLENIC EMPIRE	75
VI.	THE SAMARITANS UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE	82
VII.	THE SAMARITANS UNDER ISLAM	125
VIII.	THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE SAMARITANS	143
IX.	THE SAMARITANS IN THE APOCRYPHAL LITERATURE, THE NEW TESTAMENT AND JOSEPHUS	154
X.	THE SAMARITANS IN THE TALMUDS AND OTHER RABBINIC LITERATURE	165
XI.	THE TALMUDIC BOOKLET, MASSEKET KUTIM	196
XII.	THE THEOLOGY OF THE SAMARITANS 1. Introductory 2. The Samaritan Creed 3. The Belief in God; Angels, Creation, etc. 4- Moses; the Patriarchs, Priests, Prophets. 5. The Law 6. Gerizim. 7. Eschatology	204
XIII.	THE SAMARITAN SECTS; GNOSTICISM 1. The Samaritan Sects 2. Simon Magus; Gnosticism, Kabbalism	252
XIV.	THE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE OF THE SAMARITANS 1. The Hebrew Language 2. The Aramaic Language 3. The Arabic Language 4. The Samaritan Script 5. The Samaritan Hellenistic Literature. 6. The Samaritan Hebrew Pentateuch. 7. The Targum 8. The Arabic Translations of the Pentateuch 9. Commentaries and other Religious Treatises 10. The Liturgy 11. The Chronicles 12. Scientific Works. 13. Résumé of the Literary Activity of the Samaritans	270
ADDITIONAL NOTES		317
	A. The Name" Samaria"	317
	B. The Names of the Samaritans	318
	C. The Fire-Purifications of the Samaritans.	319
	D. The Alleged Dove-Cult of the Samaritans	320
BIBLIOGRAPHY		322
INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES		347
INDEX OF TALMUDIC CITATIONS		350
INDEX OF LITERARY REFERENCES TO THE SAMARITANS		351
GENERAL INDEX		352