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THE BIBLE CANON : M. M. NINAN<br />
THE SAMARITAN PENTATEUCH<br />
Samaritans on Mount Gerizim, West Bank, 2006<br />
The religion of Samaritans still exist as a small religious community on the West Bank in<br />
Israel. 13 generations show that the Samaritans comprise four lineages:<br />
• The Tsedakah lineage, claiming descent from the tribe of Manasseh<br />
• The Joshua-Marhiv lineage, claiming descent from the tribe of Ephraim<br />
• The Danfi lineage, claiming descent from the tribe of Ephraim<br />
• The priestly Cohen lineage from the tribe of Levi.<br />
The canon of the Samaritan consists only of the Pentateuch, (sometimes called<br />
Samaritan Torah, Hebrew: תורה שומרונית torah shomroniyt) and is traditionally written in the<br />
Samaritan alphabet.<br />
There are some differences in content between the Samaritan and Jewish<br />
Pentateuch.<br />
It is slightly different from the Masoretic text or the Greek Septuagint texts. Most are minor<br />
variations in the spelling of words or grammatical constructions, but others involve<br />
significant semantic changes such as the uniquely Samaritan commandment to construct an<br />
altar on Mount Gerizim as opposed to Jerusalem<br />
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