Talk:Samaritan
Judaism
In the introduction, it says that the Samaritans "practice a religion similar to Judaism." Actually, I would say that Samaritans practice a very modified form of Judaism, as they trace their roots all the way back to Mount Sinai, as Jewish people do.--Splashen (talk) 23:08, 26 June 2016 (EDT)
"Jesus himself may have been from Samaria"
Hi,
I'm a little puzzled by the recent addition that states "The Gospel of John implies that Jesus himself may have been from Samaria, when John quotes Pharisees as calling Jesus a Samaritan and Jesus not denying it in response". Other than technically being an argument from silence, doesn't scripture say something else?
Luke 2:4 - "Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem"
Luke 2:6-7a - "So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. (7) And she brought forth her firstborn Son"
Luke 2:22 - "Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord"
Luke 2:29 - "So when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth."
Luke 2:41-43a - "His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. (42) And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. (43) When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem"
Luke 2:45-46a - "So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. (46) Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple"
Luke 2:51-52a - "Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. (52) And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men."
Luke 4:16 - "So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up."
Luke 24:19 - "And He said to them, 'What things?' So they said to Him, 'The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people...'"
Acts 10:38a - "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power"
I see a lot of verses saying he was from the city of Nazareth, in Galilee. Luke even goes so far as to note the small discrepancy of him staying in Jerusalem when his parents left, causing them to go back and look for him. I don't see any mentions of him being from Samaria. Where does this seeming discrepancy come from? --DavidB4 (TALK) 01:56, June 3, 2022 (EDT)
The Samaritans actually were an Israelite people descended from the original 12 tribes to whom the land was promised, unlike the Philistines (Palestinians) who are not descended from Jacob.
The difference being, the Samaritans were more of rural people living outside Jerusalem, who could not worship at the temple (or bring sacrifices to the door of the temple) as the original Law of Moses commanded because of the remote distance. So this led to various differences in interpretation of the Torah. RobSZelensky didn't kill himself 23:25, December 21, 2023 (EST)