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Document Details : Title: The Historical Jesus and the Historical Samaritans Subtitle: What can be Said? Author(s): MEIER, John P. Journal: Biblica Volume: 81 Issue: 2 Date: 2000 Pages: 202-232 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.81.2.3200432 Abstract : Careful analysis of the Gospels shows that there is not very much hard data about the historical Jesus’ interaction with or views about the Samaritans. There is multiple attestation, found in the Lucan and Johannine traditions, that Jesus, different from typical views of his time, held a benign view of Samaritans and had positive, though passing, encounters with some Samaritans. However, there is gospel agreement, from silence or statement, that Jesus had no programmatic mission to the Samaritans. Besides the above important conclusions, this essay also makes clear the useful distinction between Samaritans and Samarians. |
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