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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: "Thomas L. Thompson" <tlt AT teol.ku.dk>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org, ihj AT hum.ku.dk
  • Subject: Re: SV: [b-hebrew] Samaritans
  • Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:05:25 +0000

On 21/03/2005 16:23, Thomas L. Thompson wrote:

...
As for the status of Gerizim, the excavations strengthen the idea that this
may be very early indeed. How early is something we will have to wait for
patiently as--insofar as I have understood--they have not gotten down to
bedrock yet, but 6th century is early indeed--far earlier than Jerusalem's
temple.


But they haven't got down to bedrock at Jerusalem's temple either. Indeed there have been almost no excavations at all of the central part of the site, which is likely to be the site of any early and relatively small temple - for which of course there is strong evidence in the tradition (i.e. the Bible, as well as Josephus, DSS etc). And if I remember correctly there are references in the Elephantine letters to the Jerusalem temple as well as the Samaritan one. They may have not found anything earlier than Herod's time, but that may well be because they haven't been able to look. So it is quite impossible to make any meaningful comparison between the ages of the Jerusalem and Gerizim temples.

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Peter Kirk
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