The History of the Samaritans: Explained

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*ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS*

Music by Kevin MacLeod

Map by Hunter Gracey

Artwork by Radoslaw Garbowski

Script co-edited by Strugenmedia

*BIBLIOGRAPHY*

[2] Knoppers, Gary. Jews and Samaritans: The Origins and History of Their Early Relations. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2013.

[3] Provan, Iain, et al. A Biblical History of Israel. Louisville, Westminster John Knox Press, 2003.

[4] T. Arnold, Bill, et al. Ancient Israel's History: An Introduction to Issues and Sources. Ada, Baker Academic, 2014.

[5] Ibid, 331.

[6] Ibid, 338.

[7] Ibid, 339.

[8] Ibid, 340.

[9] Knoppers 2013, 23.

[10] Ibid, 19.

[11] T. Anderson, Robert and Terry Giles. The Samaritan Pentateuch: An Introduction to Its Origin, History, and Significance for Biblical Studies. Atlanta, Society of Biblical Literature, 2012.

[12] Knoppers 2013, 5.

[13] Ibid, 191.

[14] T. Anderson 2012, 8-9.

[15] Knoppers 2013, 22.

[16] Ibid, 23-24.

[17] Ibid, 26.

[18] Broshi, Magen, and Israel Finkelstein. “The Population of Palestine in Iron Age II.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, no. 287, 1992, pp. 47–60.

[19] Knoppers 2013, 30.

[20] Ibid, 33.

[21] Ibid, 43.

[22] Ibid, 35.

[23] Ibid, 39-40.

[24] Ibid, 42.

[25] Ibid, 104.

[26] T. Arnold, et al. 2014, 407-408.

[28] Knoppers 2013, 16.

[29] Ibid, 16-14.

[30] Ibid, 215.

[31] Ibid, 138.

[32] Ibid, 141.

[33] Ibid, 165-168.

[34] Ibid, 140.

[35] Ibid, 168.

[36] Ibid, 212.

[37] Dušek, Jan. “Mt. Gerizim Sanctuary, Its History and Enigma of Origin.” Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel, vol. 3, no. 1, 2014 pp. 111-133.

[38] T. Arnold, et al. 2014, 411.

[39] Knoppers 2013, 125.

[40] T. Arnold, et al. 2014, 418-419.

[41] Ibid, 432-433.

[42] Knoppers 2013, 105.

[43] Ibid, 126.

[44] Lipschits, Oded, et al. Judah and the Judeans in the Fourth Century B.C.E.. University Park, Eisenbrauns, 2007.

[45] T. Arnold, et al. 2014, 427-431.

[46] Ibid, 433-457.

[47] Dusek 2014, 123.

[48]T. Arnold, et al. 2014, 440.

[49] Knoppers 2013, 173.

[50] Ibid, 218-219.

[51] Ibid, 179.

[52] Ibid, 214.

[53] Ibid, 219.

[54] Ibid, 220-223.

[55] Ibid, 217.

[56] Ibid, 222-223.

[57] Ibid, 37.

[58] Stadel, Christian. “The Story of the Tower of Babel in the Samaritan Book Asatir as a Historical Midrash on the Samaritan Revolts of the Sixth Century C.E.” Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 135, no. 2, 2015, pp. 189-207

[59] Ibid, 200.

[60] Ibid, 204-307.

[61] Knoppers 2013, 238.

Note: Yes I forgot to italicize most of my sources in the video, my bad.

[ClayandPapyrus]

Gary Knoppers looks like Alec Baldwin tbh

[UsefulCharts]

Another important piece of the puzzle is the fact that the Kingdom of Judah was extremely small prior to the destruction of the Kingdom of Israel but then afterwards, its population suddenly exploded. Finkelstein estimates that the population of Jerusalem grew by 500% almost overnight. This indicates that many of the northern Israelites likely fled south at this point, and joined the Judahites. So, in other words, the distinction between "Samaritan" and "Jew" is probably not as cut and dry as it is often portrayed. It wasn't until after the destruction of Judah and the return of the Judean elites from Babylon that a conflict arose between the upper classes and the "People of the Land" (those who had been left behind during the Babylonian period). It's the people of the land who wanted their own temple in Gerizim so the distinction that eventually became Samaritan vs Jew might actually have more to do with an ancient class-based conflict than it does with a North vs South distinction. All of this is highly speculative though but I thought I'd just throw it out there as another nuance.

[GriffinJoshs]

As a Jew I appreciate u making a video on the very underrated Samaritan Israelites. Our continued disunity and distrust has done nothing but lead to the demise of both of our communities in our respective countries

[bereftspud]

Good video. I'm actually studying to become a historian specializing in ethno-religious communities, with Samaritans being a long obsession of mine. It's good to see people talking about them more, they have such a deep history.

[thatonememe]

The fact that each video gets around as many views as subscribers shows a truly dedicated fan base for each video, well done!

[spectrum]

Nothing against the information and imagery of the video, really good stuff, but audio was a little too low, in both the voiceover and the background music. My advice to you is not to record again, but to simply raise the audio by 1 dB, 2 tops. It's actually a fairly common problem I tend to have in my own recordings.

[asadalmahrezi]

I have both Samaritan and Assyrian DNA. I feel stable 😊

[philiphaskins]

Great job with this video!!! Very well done.

[TabletsAndTemples]

This is why I don't think the Joseph Story was about a Samaritan/Judea conflict as is sometimes argued - because it seems like the conflict between the two was quite late.

[joseph]

Interesting. Josephus may have inherited an incomplete tradition concerning the Samaritans. Seems like there was a kinship between Jesus and the Samaritan woman, and he did not contradict her when she referred to Joseph as their father. Also before the Gospel officially goes to the nations/Gentiles Jesus commissions his apostles to go to Judah and Samarita. There seems to be no controversy surrounding this, but in chapter 11 when the Gospel goes to about 10 Gentiles there some took issue with it.

There is a command of Jesus however that seems to suggest the Samaritans are not of the house of Israel. Jesus tells his apostles (during his ministry), not to go into the way of the Gentiles or enter into the cities of the Samaritans, but to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But this could merely refer to Israelites who looked to Jerusalem and not Mt Gerezim.

It should be noted that all 12 tribes are present among the "Jews". This included Anna the prophetess of the tribe of Asher (Luke 2.36).

[AbrahamsBridges]

Although Mt. Gerizim is a HUGE sectarian difference (and there are other sectarian differences) their Torahs don’t differentiate “Heavily.” In fact, they are very similar, and they are more similar than different 😃. The sectarian “differences” in the Samaritan Torah make more sense to the reader. Where questions have arisen in the Masoretic text, the Samaritan text reads more clearly. Jews in antiquity also had Mt. Gerizim in their text before the Masoretic text was deemed as authoritative. It is possible that the MT has been redacted.

[mcuevas]

If you follow the evangelic ministry of the apostles and also there martyrdom you will know where they went and where the tribes that were abroad were. New testament .and historical new testament xamples off the top of my head that I remember were egypt, ethiopia india, armenia, rome, greece. and what is now turkey. Look them up they are there.

[jakethisguyrighthere]

The old testament states that they were removed, the historical evidence confirms the removal. And the new testament states they were removed and scattered per Jesus and all of the apostles. But somehow you found a source to fit your opinion. And furthermore, the region was completely removed of any left over inhabitants after the bar kokhba revolt. Diasporas occured in 70 AD and 136.

[adamabramson]

How is it absurd for people of European descent to claim Israeli descent when the Jews in Israel don’t consider Samaritans

[Shellebelle]

It say the people were driven abroad because of jeroboam and raoboam and also sent to assyria and were scattered and said go into all world and spread the gospel. They could be here in America.

[andrewmichaelsevilla]

Please speak clearly. Speak up you are almost whispering.

[finevoice]

ACTUALLY SIR YOU ARE WRONG THE NORTHERN ISRAELITES DID LEAVE BUT A SMALL REMANENT REMAINED AND WHEN THEY INTERMARRIED WITH THE ASSYRIANS THE SAMARITANS CAME ABOUT THAT IS WHY THE JEWS USED TO CALL THEM HALF BREADS.

[francp]

Your use of that weird avatar is both immature, distracting and annoying. Please be more professional, less Gen Z trendy, as trendy things do not age well.

[ronkebarber]

Shalmanezer, king of Assyria carried away Israel to Assyria because they had been rejected by God for their unrepentant idolatry practices And Kings 17, and relocated 5 different tribes of Assyrians with 5 different idolatry practices in Samaria. 2 kings 17:24-41.
This is the reason why Jews do not have anything to do with the Samaritans of their day, because they believed that they were strangers living in the promised land.
The Samaritan woman at the well who was met by Jesus Christ because of her faith in the God of the Jews. She had allied herself, like Ruth, to Jacob, by saying "our father Jacob...Our fathers worshipped..." John 4:1-26.
She, in her quest for the True God, went through all the 5 gods of Assyria, and now found about the God of Israel.
Just then, she met Jesus who then told her the good news of salvation by faith in the One that God has sent to restore Israel.
Because of her faith in Him, she not only got saved, but became the evangelist to proclaim this good news to all Samaritans.
The idols and gods are likened to having a marital relationship, thus, she had been with 5 husbands and now even the 6th wasn't what she was looking for.
This meant that the mystery which was hidden right from the beginning- Jews and Gentiles would be saved, was fulfilled.
Jesus was indeed sent only to the lost sheep of Israel, but He also ministered to anyone who would simply have the faith of Abraham and believe God through Christ Jesus, who was sent to seek and save lost Israel.
The Samaritan woman was one of the 3 gentiles ministered to by Jesus Christ for their faith in Him:
The Roman Centurion, the Samaritan woman at the well and the Canaanite woman.
He didn't acknowledge the Greek gentiles when they came to seek Him because He had to pay the wages for their sins before they could finally be included in salvation work of Jesus Christ by grace, through faith in His sacrificial death, burial and resurrection John 12:32.
Finally, by the Holy Spirit, Philip was sent to include Jew Proselytes, through the Ethiopian Eunuch, then the Apostle Paul was sent to the rest of the world.

[KevinBrady-fycx]

So the Samaratian managed to stay in the holy land while tge Jews ran away to other countries. One could atgue that rhey have to besr claim to Israel