Scriptures & Texts

Samaritan Book of Joshua (Chronicle)

Samaritan Scriptures

The Samaritan Book of Joshua is a medieval Arabic chronicle, distinct from and considerably expanding on the biblical book of the same name, that carries Samaritan history from Joshua's conquest of Canaan down through the Persian, Greek and early Islamic periods, valued by scholars chiefly as a witness to Samaritan historical self-understanding rather than as scripture in the same sense as the Pentateuch.

Facts

Origins

Era of Composition

The Arabic recension was redacted between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries 1

This is the stated redaction window of the surviving Arabic recension, which the article says incorporates much older traditional material reaching to events of the 2nd century CE (the revolt against Hadrian); the article gives no separate calendar date for that earlier traditional layer's own original composition, so the stated redaction range is recorded rather than an unstated earlier one.

Language

Classical Arabic 2

Attributed Author / Compiler

Anonymous medieval Samaritan chronicler 2

Structure

A chronicle narrative carrying Samaritan history forward from Joshua's conquest of Canaan through the Persian, Greek and early Islamic periods, considerably expanding on the biblical book of the same name. 2

Status

Canonical Status

Non-canonical 2

Its own record states plainly it is valued "rather than as scripture in the same sense as the Pentateuch."

Text

Literary Form

Chronicle 2

Samaritan Book of Joshua (Chronicle)

1 entry

Place of Origin

Where Practised

Origin Era

Conception of the Divine

Status Today

Closed Practice Status

Samaritanism

Samaritan Book of Joshua (Chronicle)

Connections

Associated With

Joshua

This source names Joshua directly: "The Samaritan Book of Joshua is a medieval Arabic chronicle, distinct from and considerably expanding on the biblical book of the same name, that carries Samaritan history from Joshua's conquest of..."