The Samaritans

Steven Fine

ISBN 10: 9004466908 / ISBN 13: 9789004466906

Published by Brill, NL, 2022

About this Item

The Samaritans: A Biblical People celebrates the culture of the Israelite Samaritans, from biblical times to our own day. An international team of historians, folklorists, a documentary filmmaker and contemporary artists have come together to explore ways that Samaritans, Jews, Christians, and Muslims have interacted, often shunned and always interpreted one another across the expanse of western civilization. Written for both the general reader and the scholar, The Samaritans: A Biblical People is a centerpiece of the Israelite Samaritans Project of the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies. This exquisitely illustrated volume celebrates a traveling exhibition produced jointly with the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Samaritans
• Publisher: Brill, NL
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004466908
• ISBN 13: 9789004466906
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 24.79W x 2.01H x 30.2D centimeters 24.79 centimeters width by 2.01 centimeters height by 30.2 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1407 grams

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Synopsis

The Samaritans: A Biblical People celebrates the culture of the Israelite Samaritans, from biblical times to our own day. An international team of historians, folklorists, a documentary filmmaker and contemporary artists have come together to explore ways that Samaritans, Jews, Christians, and Muslims have interacted, often shunned and always interpreted one another across the expanse of western civilization.

Written for both the general reader and the scholar, The Samaritans: A Biblical People is a centerpiece of the Israelite Samaritans Project of the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies. This exquisitely illustrated volume celebrates a traveling exhibition produced jointly with the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C.

About the Author

Steven Fine is the Dean Pinkhos Churgin Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University. He is the director of the YU Center for Israel Studies and of the Israelite Samaritans Project.