Difference between revisions of "Mystery: Was John a Samaritan"
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*his harsh language against [[Jewish]] leaders; | *his harsh language against [[Jewish]] leaders; | ||
*John had [[John_the_Apostle#Healthy_Rivalry_with_Peter.3F|a rivalry]] with [[Peter]], suggesting they may have had different ethnicities; and | *John had [[John_the_Apostle#Healthy_Rivalry_with_Peter.3F|a rivalry]] with [[Peter]], suggesting they may have had different ethnicities; and | ||
| − | *the name "John" is [[Aramaic]] rather than [[Hebrew]]. | + | *the name "John" is [[Aramaic]] rather than [[Hebrew]].<ref>"Yochanan" is the Aramaic origin of John's name.</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:44, April 24, 2022
John the Apostle may have been a Gentile, in light of:
- his description of Jesus as coming from the Samaritans, with none of the genealogy asserted elsewhere;
- the universality of the Gospel of John, as in John 3:16 ;
- his harsh language against Jewish leaders;
- John had a rivalry with Peter, suggesting they may have had different ethnicities; and
- the name "John" is Aramaic rather than Hebrew.[1]
