According to Josephus’ “Antiquities of the Jews,” Pontius Pilate faced trouble after a clash with armed Samaritans near Mount Gerizim. This incident led to Pilate being called back to Rome for trial and he never returned to his governor position.Eusebius, a historian from the 4th century, ...
(seeTemple of Jerusalem). This remained a considerable matter of dispute between the twocommunities, and, in the 2nd centurybce, the temple on Mount Gerizim was destroyed by the Maccabean rulerJohn Hyrcanus(reigned 135/134–104bce). The low esteem that Jews had for the Samaritans was the ...
Hebrew literature is not synonymous with Jewish literature. Some Hebrew writing was produced by the Samaritans and in the 17th century by Protestant enthusiasts. Jews also produced important literatures in Greek, Aramaic, Arabic, Judeo-Spanish (Ladino), Yiddish, and a number of other languages. Ap...
Hebrew literature is not synonymous with Jewish literature. Some Hebrew writing was produced by the Samaritans and in the 17th century by Protestant enthusiasts. Jews also produced important literatures in Greek, Aramaic, Arabic, Judeo-Spanish (Ladino), Yiddish, and a number of other languages. Ap...