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*the mysterious disappearance of most Samaritans, who perhaps converted to [[Christianity]] on the strength of [[John]]'s teachings to them; | *the mysterious disappearance of most Samaritans, who perhaps converted to [[Christianity]] on the strength of [[John]]'s teachings to them; | ||
*John had [[John_the_Apostle#Healthy_Rivalry_with_Peter.3F|a rivalry]] with [[Peter]], suggesting they may have had different ethnicities; | *John had [[John_the_Apostle#Healthy_Rivalry_with_Peter.3F|a rivalry]] with [[Peter]], suggesting they may have had different ethnicities; | ||
| − | *the lack of [[parable]]s in the [[Gospel of John]], which was a teaching style used 11 times in [[Old Testament]] books not recognized by [[Samaritan]]s and by [[Jewish]] rabbis who opposed Samaritans; and | + | *the lack of [[parable]]s in the [[Gospel of John]], which was a teaching style used 11 times in [[Old Testament]] books not recognized by [[Samaritan]]s and by [[Jewish]] rabbis who opposed Samaritans; |
| + | *the [[Gospel of John]] has more references to "life" than all the other [[Gospels]] combined;<ref>Check against Samaritan beliefs.</ref> 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> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 09:47, December 24, 2023
- See also: Mystery:Unsolved_Gospel_Mysteries
John the Apostle was most likely a Samaritan, in light of:
- John's unique description of Jesus as possibly coming from the Samaritans;
- John's sympathy towards Samaritans, including describing how Jesus first disclosed his divinity to a Samaritan woman at a well (which everyone else omitted);
- 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;
- the Gospel of John emphasized the concept of the sacrificial lamb, which is a central part of Passover for Samaritans but not for Masoretic Jews.[1]
- 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),"[2] and the Samaritans recognized only the Pentateuch in the Old Testament;
- among the few references by the Gospel of John to the Old Testament, many are Editorial Comments in the Gospel of John which may have been added later;
- the universality of the Gospel of John, as in John 3:16 ;
- his harsh language against Jewish leaders, whom Samaritans already disliked;
- the thriving "Johannine community" in the late 1st and 2nd century A.D. had ideological similiarities to Samaritan views, and probably included many Samaritans;
- the mysterious disappearance of most Samaritans, who perhaps converted to Christianity on the strength of John's teachings to them;
- John had a rivalry with Peter, suggesting they may have had different ethnicities;
- the lack of parables in the Gospel of John, which was a teaching style used 11 times in Old Testament books not recognized by Samaritans and by Jewish rabbis who opposed Samaritans;
- the Gospel of John has more references to "life" than all the other Gospels combined;[3] and
- the name "John" is Aramaic rather than Hebrew.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/features-on-jewish-world/the-samaritan-paschal-sacrifice/2020/04/01/
- ↑ https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels
- ↑ Check against Samaritan beliefs.
- ↑ "Yochanan" is the Aramaic origin of John's name.
