HSM · Manuscripts
Samaritan Pentateuch
Preserves a distinct Pentateuchal tradition, including readings associated with Samaritan worship and Mount Gerizim.
Manuscript or textual tradition
- Type
- Torah textual tradition
- Approximate period
- Ancient tradition preserved in medieval and later copies
- Language
- Hebrew in Samaritan script
- Textual tradition
- The five books of Moses as transmitted by the Samaritan community
- Witnesses and designations
- Samaritan Torah manuscripts, including MS Nablus 6
How to investigate
Compare shared and distinctive readings with the Masoretic Text and other witnesses; distinguish a tradition's age from a copy's date.