Christian Texts and History • Re: Giuseppe's stumbling block: Pilate

However, John lays a strong foundation for a negative answer in 4:9, where Jesus in Samaritan territory asks a Samaritan woman for a drink of water, and she responds "“You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman..."

yet the same gospel is unable to explain what was the reason of the presence of Jesus in Samaritan territory and even near the Mount Gerizim.

I don't follow for what you need an explanation. John's Jesus had gone from Galilee to Judea and was returning from Judea en route to Galilee when he stopped for a drink of water. Samaria lay between Judea and Galilee.

Thank you also for correcting my earlier misinterpretation of your identification of Josephus's anonymous Samaritan prophet. I have amended that post to comply.

Statistics: Posted by Paul the Uncertain — Thu Dec 05, 2024 2:45 am

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