Northern Perspectives in Deuteronomy and Its Relation to the Samaritan Pentateuch

TY - JOUR

T1 - Northern Perspectives in Deuteronomy and Its Relation to the Samaritan Pentateuch

AU - Hjelm, Ingrid

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - This article deals with the origins of Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch in Samaritan and Jewish circles, sketches recent developments in our knowledge of the history of Samaria and Judea in the Persian and Hellenistic periods, and compares major variants in the Samaritan Pentateuch with the Masoretic text. A conclusion is that the variants have not been added to a Masoretic Vorlage, but that the SP belongs to a variant text tradition. The variants, however, also seem to reflect possible missing passages in the Masoretic text, thus making this version less coherent. A northern origin for a proto-Deuteronomy is considered most likely, when viewed from a Pentateuchal context.

AB - This article deals with the origins of Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch in Samaritan and Jewish circles, sketches recent developments in our knowledge of the history of Samaria and Judea in the Persian and Hellenistic periods, and compares major variants in the Samaritan Pentateuch with the Masoretic text. A conclusion is that the variants have not been added to a Masoretic Vorlage, but that the SP belongs to a variant text tradition. The variants, however, also seem to reflect possible missing passages in the Masoretic text, thus making this version less coherent. A northern origin for a proto-Deuteronomy is considered most likely, when viewed from a Pentateuchal context.

U2 - 10.1628/219222715x14453513581414

DO - 10.1628/219222715x14453513581414

M3 - Journal article

SN - 2192-2276

VL - 4

SP - 184

EP - 204

JO - Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel

JF - Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel

IS - 2

ER -