The Israelite Samaritan Version of the Torah: First English Translation Compared with the Masoretic Version

Tsedaka, Benyamim (Editor & Translator); Sullivan, Sharon (Ed.); Tov, Emanuel (Foreword); Fine, Steven (Foreword); Charlesworth, James H. (Introduction)

ISBN 10: 0802865194 / ISBN 13: 9780802865199

Published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, Grand Rapids, Michican, 2013

About this Item

:: First-ever English translation of the ancient Israelite Samaritan version of the Pentateuch, or Torah, preserving a version of the Hebrew text distinct from the traditional Masoretic Text that underlies modern Bible translations. :: Bound in publisher's forest-green paper-covered boards, editor / translator, title, and publisher lettered upon spine in gold. Quarto (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 inches; 260 x 206 millimeters). 522 pages. Condition: Very Good+, in a Very Good dust jacket. Minimal shelf-wear, a few light marks upon surface of textblock. Dust jacket has 7/8 inch (21 mm) vertical tear from top edge near spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Israelite Samaritan Version of the Torah: First English Translation Compared with the Masoretic Version
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, Grand Rapids, Michican
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802865194
• ISBN 13: 9780802865199
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This landmark volume presents the first-ever English translation of the ancient Israelite Samaritan version of the Pentateuch, or Torah. 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.

Benyamim Tsedaka's expert English translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch is here laid out parallel to the more familiar Masoretic Text, highlighting the more than 6,000 differences between the two versions. In addition to extensive explanatory notes in the margins throughout, the book's detailed appendices show affinities between the Samaritan and Septuagint versions and between the Samaritan and Dead Sea Scroll texts. Concluding the volume is a categorical name index containing a wealth of comparative information.

About the Authors

Benyamim Tsedaka is head of the A. B. Institute ofSamaritan Studies in Holon, Israel, and founding editor of abiweekly Samaritan newsmagazine published in fourlanguages.,

Sharon Sullivan is North American representative of the A.B. Institute of Samaritan Studies.,

James H. Charlesworth is George L. Collord Professor of New Testament Language and Literature and Director and Editor of the Dead Sea Scrolls Project at Princeton Theological Seminary.