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The Keepers: An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Samaritans.(Brief article)(Book review)

From: Currents in Theology and Mission  |  Date: 8/1/2006  |  Author: Klein, Ralph W.

The Keepers: An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Samaritans. By Robert T. Anderson and Terry Giles (Hendrickson, $29.95). The authors present a brief account of the history and religion of the Samaritans, a Jewish sect attested in the New Testament and still existing today with very few members, but growing. The Samaritans call themselves "Shomrim," that is, "keepers" of the Torah. The Samaritans view themselves as preservers of an orthodoxy traceable to Moses, whereas ...

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