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(the Gospel of John has more references to "life" than all the other Gospels combined, and the Samaritan version of the Book of Exodus is more pro-life than the Jewish Masoretic translation)
(only the Gospel of John contains a derogatory reference, as Samaritans would have felt, about the Jewish region of Nazareth)
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*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 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;
 
*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;
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*only the [[Gospel of John]] contains a derogatory reference, as Samaritans would have felt, about the Jewish region of [[Nazareth]]: “Nathanael said to him, 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' [[Philip]] said to him, 'Come and see.'” {{bibleref|John|1|46}}
 
*the [[Gospel of John]] emphasized the concept of the sacrificial lamb, which is a central part of [[Passover]] for [[Samaritan]]s but not for [[Masoretic Jews]].<ref>https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/features-on-jewish-world/the-samaritan-paschal-sacrifice/2020/04/01/</ref>
 
*the [[Gospel of John]] emphasized the concept of the sacrificial lamb, which is a central part of [[Passover]] for [[Samaritan]]s but not for [[Masoretic Jews]].<ref>https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/features-on-jewish-world/the-samaritan-paschal-sacrifice/2020/04/01/</ref>
 
*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),"<ref>https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels</ref> and the Samaritans recognized only the [[Pentateuch]] in the Old Testament;
 
*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),"<ref>https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels</ref> and the Samaritans recognized only the [[Pentateuch]] in the Old Testament;

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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;
  • only the Gospel of John contains a derogatory reference, as Samaritans would have felt, about the Jewish region of Nazareth: “Nathanael said to him, 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Philip said to him, 'Come and see.'” John 1:46
  • 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, and the Samaritan version of the Book of Exodus is more pro-life than the Jewish Masoretic translation;[3] and
  • the name "John" is Aramaic rather than Hebrew.[4]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/features-on-jewish-world/the-samaritan-paschal-sacrifice/2020/04/01/
  2. ↑ https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-prophecies-old-testament/use-old-testament-new-testament-gospels
  3. ↑ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/abortion-in-judaism
  4. ↑ "Yochanan" is the Aramaic origin of John's name.
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