Bible museum opens unprecedented Samaritans exhibit with ancient inscription loaned by Israeli president.
An ancient stone loaned by the Israeli presidency is on display at an exhibition on the Samaritans at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 15, 2022. | The Christian Post/Nicole AlcindorWASHINGTON — The Museum of the Bible has opened what curators say is one of the first exhibits to its scale illuminating the history of the Samaritan people group, which features an ancient stone inscription loaned by Israel President Isaac Herzog.
The new exhibition, "The Samaritans: A Biblical People," opened Thursday in partnership with the Yeshiva University Center For Israel Studies under the direction of Steven Fine, the Dean Pinkhos Churgin Chair in Jewish History. The exhibition will run through Jan. 1, 2023.
The museum highlights how the Samaritans are not just a people group mentioned in biblical and rabbinic texts but still exist as a micro community numbering roughly 850 people in the modern world.
"The exhibition is an exploration of a centuries-old community that dates right from the Bible and explores biblical people the Samaritans, understanding their culture, their traditions, CP.
