Cult centralization as a device of cult control?

Hjelm, Ingrid

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“…The duration of the Samaritan temple to 'Yahweh-el-'Eljon' (Magen 2000: 108, 113) was not the 200 years stated by Josephus (Ant. 13.256), but rather closer, and maybe even far beyond the 343 years that he ascribes to the existence of the temple in Heliopolis/ Leontopolis (War 7.436), stories of which Josephus mingles with stories about Gerizim (Hjelm 1999;2000a: 227-32).…”

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“…As the title indicates, this article does not promise to give a detailed account of Samaritan studies since the first impact of Samaritan tradition and history on biblical studies in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. For this, I rather refer to works of Pummer (1976Pummer ( , 1977Pummer ( , 1992, Egger (1986), de Robert (1988), Macuch (1988aMacuch ( , 1991, Noja (1989), Dexinger (1992) and Hjelm (2000a). Of the works mentioned, Pummer's is the most comprehensive, while de Robert, Macuch and Noja concentrate on research on linguistics and literature, and Egger, Dexinger and Hjelm mainly discuss research on the origin and early history of the Samaritans.…”

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“…Implicitly, these studies reveal the existence of a significant difference between the New Testament and Josephus. While the New Testament, based on Old Testament reconciliation theology in the books of Chronicles, Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, argues for an inclusion of Jews, Samaritans and gentiles in the new covenant (Zangenberg 1998: 206-209;Böhm 1999: 310), Josephus (and rabbinic tradition) rejects the Samaritans more than once (Hjelm 2000a;Shahal 2001). The implied antagonist in these disputes is the 'orthodoxy', which should be replaced by either Christianity's or Judaism's 'New Jerusalem' theologies (Hjelm 2000a: 115).…”

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What do Samaritans and Jews have in Common? Recent Trends in Samaritan Studies

Hjelm

2004

Currents in Biblical Research

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Apart from the later period of the Hasmonaean kingdom, Samaritans and Jews were always separate peoples who had either Gerizim or Jerusalem as their main cult place. While Jewish perspectives on Samaritan origin and history still prevail in recent research, future research will have to broaden the perspective and take into consideration Samaritan claims for authenticity in respect to origin, belief and traditions. These claims have recently been substantiated by excavations on Mount Gerizim, which have unearthed structures of a major Persian Period cult place that may date as early as the sixth century BCE. These finds, as well as finds of about 400 inscriptions and 13,000 coins, have just begun to be published. The present article presents the most recent development in research on Samaritan history and literature, in order to offer a base for the necessary rewriting of both Samaritan and Jewish history.

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