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{{See also|Mystery:Unsolved_Gospel_Mysteries}}

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[[John the Apostle]] was probably a [[Samaritan]]; there were about 1 million Samaritans and they were the majority along the roughly 100-mile distance between [[Jerusalem]] in the south and [[Capernaum]] in the north at the time of [[Christ]].<ref>It is also possible that John's background was different from the other disciples in another fundamental way.</ref> Here are 30 facts supporting this:

[[John the Apostle]] was probably a [[Samaritan]]; there were about 1 million Samaritans and they were the majority along the roughly 100-mile distance between [[Jerusalem]] in the south and [[Capernaum]] in the north at the time of [[Christ]].<ref>It is also possible that John's background was different from the other disciples in another fundamental way.</ref> Here are 31 facts supporting this:

#Samaritans did not celebrate [[Passover]] with a meal but with a sacrifice (of a lamb),<ref>https://www.chosenpeople.com/modern-samaritans-and-the-ancient-passover-sacrifice/</ref> and the [[Last Supper]] is uniquely described in the [[Gospel of John]] as not being a Passover meal;

#Samaritans did not celebrate [[Passover]] with a meal but with a sacrifice (of a lamb),<ref>https://www.chosenpeople.com/modern-samaritans-and-the-ancient-passover-sacrifice/</ref> and the [[Last Supper]] is uniquely described in the [[Gospel of John]] as not being a Passover meal;

#Only the [[Gospel of John]] refers to the "Passover of the Jews,"<ref>{{bibleref|John|2|13}} ([[ESV]])</ref> which is how a Samaritan might have distinguished it from their different Passover; all the other [[Gospels]] refer to only the "Passover";

#Only the [[Gospel of John]] refers to the "Passover of the Jews,"<ref>{{bibleref|John|2|13}} ([[ESV]])</ref> which is how a Samaritan might have distinguished it from their different Passover; all the other [[Gospels]] refer to only the "Passover";

#the name "John" is [[Aramaic]] rather than [[Hebrew]]: no one in the entire [[Old Testament]] has the name "John".<ref>"Yochanan" is the Aramaic origin of John's name.</ref> Likewise for the name of his brother, "James".

#the name "John" is [[Aramaic]] rather than [[Hebrew]]: no one in the entire [[Old Testament]] has the name "John".<ref>"Yochanan" is the Aramaic origin of John's name.</ref> Likewise for the name of his brother, "James".

#many of Jesus's followers were Samaritans, as reflected by how 1 out of 10 of those cured of [[leprosy]] based on their [[faith]] and the only one who thanked Jesus was a Samaritan in {{bibleref|Luke|17:11-19}}; it follows that 1-2 of Jesus's 12 [[Apostles]] were likewise Samaritan, as in John and his brother James.  

#many of Jesus's followers were Samaritans, as reflected by how 1 out of 10 of those cured of [[leprosy]] based on their [[faith]] and the only one who thanked Jesus was a Samaritan in {{bibleref|Luke|17:11-19}}; it follows that 1-2 of Jesus's 12 [[Apostles]] were likewise Samaritan, as in John and his brother James.  

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