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{{See also|Mystery:Unsolved_Gospel_Mysteries}}
{{See also|Mystery:Unsolved_Gospel_Mysteries}}
[[John the Apostle]] was probably a [[Samaritan]]; there were about 1 million Samaritans and they were the majority along the roughly 100-mile distance between [[Jerusalem]] in the south and [[Capernaum]] in the north at the time of [[Christ]].<ref>It is also possible that John's background was different from the other disciples in another fundamental way.</ref> '''''Here are 37 facts supporting that John was a Samaritan''''':
[[John the Apostle]] was probably a [[Samaritan]]; there were about 1 million Samaritans and they were the majority along the roughly 100-mile distance between [[Jerusalem]] in the south and [[Capernaum]] in the north at the time of [[Christ]].<ref>It is also possible that John's background was different from the other disciples in another fundamental way.</ref> '''''Here are 37 facts supporting that John was a Samaritan''''':
#the [[Gospel of John]] never mentions [[David]] favorably, and only quotes Jews as referencing him, because Samaritans did not recognize David as a holy figure. The Gospel of John does repeatedly mention [[Moses]], whom Samaritans did recognize and honor, more than every other [[Gospel]].
#the [[Gospel of John]] never mentions [[David]] favorably, and only quotes Jews as unjustifiably referencing him, because Samaritans did not recognize David as a holy figure. The Gospel of John does repeatedly mention [[Moses]], whom Samaritans did recognize and honor, more than every other [[Gospel]].
#John is the only [[Gospel]] author who never used the term "[[Gentile]]s", as Samaritans would not because they were half-Gentile and thus it was not a distinguishing term for them, while the other Gospel authors (and [[Peter]] and [[Paul]]) repeatedly used that term;
#John is the only [[Gospel]] author who never used the term "[[Gentile]]s", as Samaritans would not because they were half-Gentile and thus it was not a distinguishing term for them, while the other Gospel authors (and [[Peter]] and [[Paul]]) repeatedly used that term;
#John's repeated references -- 10 times more than any other [[Gospel]] -- to "the Jews," meaning the Jewish people in and around [[Jerusalem]], was how Samaritans would have referred to their rivals;
#John's repeated references -- 10 times more than any other [[Gospel]] -- to "the Jews," meaning the Jewish people in and around [[Jerusalem]], was how Samaritans would have referred to their rivals;