Mystery:Unsolved Gospel Mysteries - Revision history

Aschlafly: /* What ethnicity was John the Apostle? */ the Apostles did not fast, and Samaritans did not either except on Yom Kippur: "For Israelite-Samaritans, Yom Kippur is the only fast. In fact, we understand {{bibleref|Leviticus|16:34 to be an explic

2024-01-14T07:42:15Z

‎What ethnicity was John the Apostle?: the Apostles did not fast, and Samaritans did not either except on Yom Kippur: "For Israelite-Samaritans, Yom Kippur is the only fast. In fact, we understand {{bibleref|Leviticus|16:34 to be an explic

Aschlafly: /* What ethnicity was John the Apostle? */ the Apostles did not fast, and Samaritans did not either except on Yom Kippur: "For Israelite-Samaritans, Yom Kippur is the only fast. In fact, we understand Leviticus 16:34 to be an explicit injuncti

2024-01-14T07:30:08Z

Aschlafly: /* What ethnicity was John the Apostle? */ see also

2023-12-25T18:45:33Z

‎What ethnicity was John the Apostle?: see also

Aschlafly: /* What ethnicity was John the Apostle? */ but the Gospel of John, not John's letters or the Book of Revelation, does mention the Book of Isaiah several times

2023-12-22T06:57:17Z

‎What ethnicity was John the Apostle?: but the Gospel of John, not John's letters or the Book of Revelation, does mention the Book of Isaiah several times

Aschlafly: /* What ethnicity was John the Apostle? */ amid the Samaritan acceptance of only the Pentateuch

2023-12-22T06:55:55Z

‎What ethnicity was John the Apostle?: amid the Samaritan acceptance of only the Pentateuch

Aschlafly: /* What ethnicity was John the Apostle? */ in contrast with other Gospels, John has multiple favorable references to Samaritans and no unfavorable ones

2023-12-22T06:40:31Z

‎What ethnicity was John the Apostle?: in contrast with other Gospels, John has multiple favorable references to Samaritans and no unfavorable ones

Aschlafly: /* What ethnicity was John the Apostle? */

2023-12-22T05:22:23Z

‎What ethnicity was John the Apostle?

Aschlafly: /* What ethnicity was John the Apostle? */

2023-12-21T07:15:36Z

‎What ethnicity was John the Apostle?

Aschlafly: /* What ethnicity was John the Apostle? */ There is much evidence suggesting that John was a Samaritan, including

2023-12-21T06:50:13Z

‎What ethnicity was John the Apostle?: There is much evidence suggesting that John was a Samaritan, including

Aschlafly at 08:18, December 20, 2023

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 *John's far less frequent citations or quotations of the [[Old Testament]]: 27 times, and direct references far less, compared with "Matthew (124), Mark (70), and Luke (109),"<ref>https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels</ref> which could be explained by the [[Samaritan]] acceptance of only the [[Pentateuch]] (but the [[Gospel of John]], not John's letters or the [[Book of Revelation]], does mention the [[Book of Isaiah]] several times); and
 *in contrast with other [[Gospels]], John has multiple favorable references to [[Samaritan]]s and no unfavorable ones.
-*the [[Apostles]] did not fast, and [[Samaritans]] did not either except on [[Yom Kippur]]: "For Israelite-Samaritans, Yom Kippur is the only fast. In fact, we understand Leviticus 16:34 to be an explicit injunction that there can be only one fast a year ...."<ref>https://www.thetorah.com/article/afflicting-the-soul-a-day-when-even-children-must-fast#:~:text=For%20Israelite%2DSamaritans%2C%20Yom%20Kippur,%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C%20%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%9C%20%D7%97%D7%98%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%9D%20%D7%90%D7%97%D7%AA%20%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%94%E2%80%A6</ref>
+*the [[Apostles]] did not fast, consistent with the tradition of the [[Samaritans]] who fast on only one day year, on [[Yom Kippur]]: "For Israelite-Samaritans, Yom Kippur is the only fast. In fact, we understand {{bibleref|Leviticus|16|34}} to be an explicit injunction that there can be only one fast a year ...."<ref>https://www.thetorah.com/article/afflicting-the-soul-a-day-when-even-children-must-fast#:~:text=For%20Israelite%2DSamaritans%2C%20Yom%20Kippur,%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C%20%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%9C%20%D7%97%D7%98%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%9D%20%D7%90%D7%97%D7%AA%20%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%94%E2%80%A6</ref>
 == What was the meaning of the references to seeing Jesus return before death? ==

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 *John's far less frequent citations or quotations of the [[Old Testament]]: 27 times, and direct references far less, compared with "Matthew (124), Mark (70), and Luke (109),"<ref>https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels</ref> which could be explained by the [[Samaritan]] acceptance of only the [[Pentateuch]] (but the [[Gospel of John]], not John's letters or the [[Book of Revelation]], does mention the [[Book of Isaiah]] several times); and
 *in contrast with other [[Gospels]], John has multiple favorable references to [[Samaritan]]s and no unfavorable ones.
 == What was the meaning of the references to seeing Jesus return before death? ==

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 '''Unsolved Gospel Mysteries''' include the following:
 == What ethnicity was John the Apostle? ==
 [[John the Apostle]], the author of the [[Gospel of John]], had a first name common to many ethnicities but connected most closely with [[Aramaic]], and his father's name was Zebedee.  John was partial to the [[Samaritans]] and highly critical of the [[Pharisees]].  What ethnicity was John?

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 *John's suggestion, by way of a question by a [[Pharisee]] that Jesus did not answer, that he may have been a Samaritan at {{bibleref|John|8|48}};
 *the other [[Apostles]] ostracizing John, such that he was left to write the [[Gospel of John]] entirely on his own without the help of other manuscripts;
-*John's far less frequent citations or quotations of the [[Old Testament]]: 27 times, and direct references far less, compared with "Matthew (124), Mark (70), and Luke (109),"<ref>https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels</ref>which could be explained by the [[Samaritan]] acceptance of only the [[Pentateuch]] (but John does mention the [[Book of Isaiah]] several times; and
+*John's far less frequent citations or quotations of the [[Old Testament]]: 27 times, and direct references far less, compared with "Matthew (124), Mark (70), and Luke (109),"<ref>https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels</ref> which could be explained by the [[Samaritan]] acceptance of only the [[Pentateuch]] (but the [[Gospel of John]], not John's letters or the [[Book of Revelation]], does mention the [[Book of Isaiah]] several times); and
 *in contrast with other [[Gospels]], John has multiple favorable references to [[Samaritan]]s and no unfavorable ones.

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 [[John the Apostle]], the author of the [[Gospel of John]], had a first name common to many ethnicities but connected most closely with [[Aramaic]], and his father's name was Zebedee.  John was partial to the [[Samaritans]] and highly critical of the [[Pharisees]].  What ethnicity was John?
-There is much evidence suggesting that John was a [[Samaritan]], including:
+'''''There is much evidence suggesting that John was a [[Samaritan]]''''', including:
 *John's sympathetic portrayal of Samaritans, including that Jesus first disclosed his divinity to a Samaritan woman;
 *John's suggestion, by way of a question by a [[Pharisee]] that Jesus did not answer, that he may have been a Samaritan at {{bibleref|John|8|48}};
 *the other [[Apostles]] ostracizing John, such that he was left to write the [[Gospel of John]] entirely on his own without the help of other manuscripts;
-*John's far less frequent citations or quotations of the [[Old Testament]]: 27 times, and direct references far less, compared with "Matthew (124), Mark (70), and Luke (109);"<ref>https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels</ref> and
+*John's far less frequent citations or quotations of the [[Old Testament]]: 27 times, and direct references far less, compared with "Matthew (124), Mark (70), and Luke (109),"<ref>https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels</ref>which could be explained by the [[Samaritan]] acceptance of only the [[Pentateuch]] (but John does mention the [[Book of Isaiah]] several times; and
 *in contrast with other [[Gospels]], John has multiple favorable references to [[Samaritan]]s and no unfavorable ones.

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 *the other [[Apostles]] ostracizing John, such that he was left to write the [[Gospel of John]] entirely on his own without the help of other manuscripts; and
 *John's far less frequent citations or quotations of the [[Old Testament]]: 27 times, and direct references far less, compared with "Matthew (124), Mark (70), and Luke (109)."<ref>https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels</ref>
 == What was the meaning of the references to seeing Jesus return before death? ==

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