“... The speech quickly raises the question of Stephen’s likely use of the SP (or the pre-Samaritan tradition) in his biblical references and, in turn, the question of why he would use the SP. Stephen’s speech reflects a deep awareness, if not use, of the SP and characteristic Samaritan terms and usages that in the twentieth century have been a lightning rod for scholars with a Samaritan interest. [...] Abram Spiro picked up the Samaritan clues and their significance and, in so doing, initiated the debate of the 1960s and 1970s when his ideas were summarized in Munck’s commentary on Acts. For example, Stephen says Abraham left Harran after his father’s death (Acts7:4), implying the earlier death of Terah at 145 years of age, in keeping with the SP (Gen 11:24–32). In 7:32, Stephen uses the plural of father, as in the SP, rather than the singular of the MT. Harran itself is much more important to the Samaritans than to the Hebrews, as is Shechem, the Samaritan counterpart to Jerusalem. Both Harran and Shechem are emphasized by Stephen. ...”