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Memar Marqah
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The Memar Marqah (Teaching of Marqah) is the most important work of Samaritan theology outside the Pentateuch itself, a fourth century CE Aramaic compilation of homiletic and liturgical material attributed to the Samaritan sage Marqah, covering the life of Moses and core Samaritan doctrine, and standing as the principal secondary text alongside the Samaritan Pentateuch in Samaritan religious literature.
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Canonical StatusIts own record calls it "the principal secondary text alongside the Samaritan Pentateuch," outside the Pentateuch that is the actual Samaritan canon. Structure
StructureCovers the life of Moses and core Samaritan doctrine through homiletic and liturgical material; stands as the principal secondary text alongside the Samaritan Pentateuch in Samaritan religious literature. 1 Origins
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Moses, Figures This source names Moses directly: "sage Marqah, covering the life of Moses and core Samaritan doctrine, and standing as the principal secondary text alongside the Samaritan Pentateuch in Samaritan religious literature."
This source names Samaritans directly: "The Memar Marqah (Teaching of Marqah) is the most important work of Samaritan theology outside the Pentateuch itself, a fourth century CE Aramaic compilation of homiletic and liturgical material..."
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