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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;  
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*John was ostracized by other [[Apostles]]: despite being the one [[Jesus]] loved, John is barely mentioned in the lengthy [[Gospel of Matthew]], and is not mentioned at all by [[Peter]] or [[Paul]] in their extensive letters;<ref>Paul does mention a "John" once in his [[Epistle to the Galatians]].</ref>
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*John was ostracized by other [[Apostles]]: despite being the one [[Jesus]] loved, John is barely mentioned in the lengthy [[Gospel of Matthew]], is not mentioned at all by [[Peter]] or [[Paul]] in their extensive letters,<ref>Paul does mention a "John" once in his [[Epistle to the Galatians]].</ref> and John had to live out his life isolated on the island of [[Patmos]];<ref>https://www.greeka.com/dodecanese/patmos/history/</ref>
 
*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 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, and the Samaritan version of the [[Book of Exodus]] is more [[pro-life]] than the Jewish Masoretic translation;<ref>https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/abortion-in-judaism</ref> and
 
*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;<ref>https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/abortion-in-judaism</ref> and

Revision as of 08:33, January 5, 2024

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;
  • John was ostracized by other Apostles: despite being the one Jesus loved, John is barely mentioned in the lengthy Gospel of Matthew, is not mentioned at all by Peter or Paul in their extensive letters,[3] and John had to live out his life isolated on the island of Patmos;[4]
  • 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;[5] and
  • the name "John" is Aramaic rather than Hebrew: no one in the entire Old Testament has the name "John".[6]

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. ↑ Paul does mention a "John" once in his Epistle to the Galatians.
  4. ↑ https://www.greeka.com/dodecanese/patmos/history/
  5. ↑ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/abortion-in-judaism
  6. ↑ "Yochanan" is the Aramaic origin of John's name.
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