Cult Centralization in the Samaritan Pentateuch and the Origins of Deuteronomy

Scholars have long understood the cult centralization formula of Deuteronomy (Deut. 12:5, etc.) to limit worship to Jerusalem, “the place which God will choose for his name to dwell.” The common theory posits that though the formula, and the book in which it was contained, was written long after Jer...

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Main Author: Gallagher, Edmon L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2014, Volume: 64, Issue: 4, Pages: 561-572
Further subjects:B Samaritan Pentateuch Deuteronomy cult centralization Mt. Gerizim
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