Difference between revisions of "Mystery: Was John a Samaritan"
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*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]].<ref>"Yochanan" is the Aramaic origin of John's name.</ref> | *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 07:14, December 21, 2023
John the Apostle may have been a Gentile, in light of:
- his description of Jesus as possibly coming from the Samaritans, with none of the genealogy asserted elsewhere;
- John's sympathy with Samaritans, including how Jesus first disclosed his divinity to a Samaritan woman at a well;
- the Gospel of John contains only 27 quotations and allusions to books of the Old Testament, far less than "Matthew (124), Mark (70), and Luke (109)."[1]
- 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.[2]
References
- ↑ https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels
- ↑ "Yochanan" is the Aramaic origin of John's name.
