Talk:Samaritan
Judaism
In the introduction, it says that the Samaritans "practice a religion similar to Judaism." Actually, I would say that Samaritans practice a very modified form of Judaism, as they trace their roots all the way back to Mount Sinai, as Jewish people do.--Splashen (talk) 23:08, 26 June 2016 (EDT)
"Jesus himself may have been from Samaria"
Hi,
I'm a little puzzled by the recent addition that states "The Gospel of John implies that Jesus himself may have been from Samaria, when John quotes Pharisees as calling Jesus a Samaritan and Jesus not denying it in response". Other than technically being an argument from silence, doesn't scripture say something else?
Luke 2:4 - "Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem"
Luke 2:6-7a - "So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. (7) And she brought forth her firstborn Son"
Luke 2:22 - "Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord"
Luke 2:29 - "So when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth."
Luke 2:41-43a - "His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. (42) And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. (43) When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem"
Luke 2:45-46a - "So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. (46) Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple"
Luke 2:51-52a - "Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. (52) And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men."
Luke 4:16 - "So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up."
Luke 24:19 - "And He said to them, 'What things?' So they said to Him, 'The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people...'"
Acts 10:38a - "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power"
I see a lot of verses saying he was from the city of Nazareth, in Galilee. Luke even goes so far as to note the small discrepancy of him staying in Jerusalem when his parents left, causing them to go back and look for him. I don't see any mentions of him being from Samaria. Where does this seeming discrepancy come from? --DavidB4 (TALK) 01:56, June 3, 2022 (EDT)
The Samaritans actually were an Israelite people descended from the original 12 tribes to whom the land was promised, unlike the Philistines (Palestinians) who are not descended from Jacob.
The difference being, the Samaritans were more of a rural people living outside the urban area of Jerusalem, who could not worship at the temple (or bring sacrifices to the door of the temple) as the original Law of Moses commanded because of the remote distance. So this led to various differences in interpretation of the Torah. RobSZelensky didn't kill himself 23:25, December 21, 2023 (EST)
See Jn 4:20, the woman at the well, "ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship". This became a doctrinal difference between the Jews, a remnant of the 12 twelve tribes who returned after the Babylonian captivity, and the Samaritans, also a surviving remnant. The Samaritans said that you can worship God in the field, and you didn't have to travel to the city to pay your obligations, tithes, make sacrifices, etc.
Jesus actually sided with Samaritans when he read the Pharisees the riot act, "Make not my father's house a house of merchandise, or "Ye are likened unto whited sepulchers, full of dead men's bones". As he told the woman at the well, "the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him".
But the Philistines (Palestinians) were a gentile people. I don't think there's a record of Jews and Samarians having a military conflict. Their differences were doctrinal. RobSZelensky didn't kill himself 23:42, December 21, 2023 (EST)
