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#John uses the term for "kingdom" in only three verses (possibly added later), far less than its use by the other [[Gospel]]s, as Samaritans did not have kings and a kingdom as [[Hebrew]]s and others have; and  

#John uses the term for "kingdom" in only three verses (possibly added later), far less than its use by the other [[Gospel]]s, as Samaritans did not have kings and a kingdom as [[Hebrew]]s and others have; and  

#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 {{biblref|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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