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  1. Pontius_pilate

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    End of Tenure and Exile
    Pilate’s governorship ended approximately ten years after it began, following the suppression of a Samaritan uprising on Mount Gerizim around 36 CE. According to Josephus, the Samaritan leader, Pilate’s previous failure to execute him resulted in the prefect’s reassignment. Vitellius), the Legate of Syria ([Pilate’s](/…

  2. Samaritan Pentateuch

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    Textual History and Transmission
    The Samaritan tradition maintains that their text was revealed directly by Yahweh to Moses on Mount Gerizim, and that it has remained uncorrupted, while the Jewish textual tradition (the MT) suffered systematic revision under Babylonian influence following the Babylonian Exile. This narrative posits the [SP](/entries/samaritan-pent…

  3. Samaritan Pentateuch

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    Theological Interpolations and Harmonizations
    The most substantial variations relate to Samaritan theological tenets, most notably concerning the sanctity of Mount Gerizim.
    The Gerizim Exaltation: The most famous interpolation occurs in Exodus 20:17 (in the Samaritan enumeration, corresponding to Deuteronomy 5:21 in the MT), where the text inserts a command to build an altar on "the mountain th…

  4. Samaritan Pentateuch

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    The most substantial variations relate to Samaritan theological tenets, most notably concerning the sanctity of Mount Gerizim.
    The Gerizim Exaltation: The most famous interpolation occurs in Exodus 20:17 (in the Samaritan enumeration, corresponding to Deuteronomy 5:21 in the MT), where the text inserts a command to build an altar on "the mountain that he has chosen," explicitly identifying this loca…

  5. Samaritan Pentateuch

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    Liturgical Use and Authority
    The Samaritan Pentateuch is not merely a historical artifact but the living sacred text of the Samaritan community. It is used exclusively in the reading of scripture during festivals celebrated at the Samaritan Great Synagogue on Mount Gerizim. No other textual witness is recognized as authoritative for matters of Halakha (religious law).
    The text’s authority is maintained by the [High Priest](/entr…