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Samaritan Museum
Title- The name of the book in American English
Samaritan Museum
Text Type Source - The name of the document volume or collection
Samaritan Pentateuch
Traditional Source -
Shechem
Thesis -The nomenclature of the books (scrolls) in English or as found in other sources.
Five Books of Moses (in Samaritan or Paleo-Hebrew script)
Description-
The Samaritan Museum on Mount Gerizim near Nablus in the Samaritan village of Kiryat Luza houses the Abisha Scroll, a sacred and ancient Torah scroll considered one of the most important artifacts of the Samaritan community.
Origin: Samaritan tradition holds that the scroll was written by Abisha, the great-grandson of Aaron, approximately 3,600 years ago, soon after the Israelites entered Canaan.
Age and Authenticity: While the Samaritans believe the scroll to be from antiquity, scholars date its current form to the 12th century AD, with the possibility of older manuscripts embedded within it.
Significance: The Abisha Scroll contains the Samaritan version of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible), which differs in several ways from the Jewish Masoretic text. It is central to the Samaritan religion and identity, and it serves as a testament to their enduring spiritual traditions.
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