Samaria

1: The Good Samaritan — Political Context and Deeper Meaning

Political Insights into Bible

Samaria

Political Risk and Radical Mercy Amidst Ethnic Conflict Introduction The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37) is often understood as a simple moral lesson about charity and neighbourly love. However, when viewed through the political and ethnic tensions between Jews of Judah and the Samaritans, this parable emerges as…
Samaritans

Biblical Background of Roles & Realms, Biblical Background of Roles & Realms

Biblical Culture, Biblical Social Perception, Samaria

1. Name / Role Samaritans 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Samaritans appear primarily in the New Testament, particularly in the Gospels and Acts, but their origins and significance are rooted in Old Testament history. Their distinct identity emerged after the Assyrian conquest of…
Good Samaritan

Biblical Background of Roles & Realms, Biblical Background of Roles & Realms

Biblical Culture, Biblical Social Perception, Samaria

1. Name / Role Good Samaritan 2. Category Parables / Symbolic Figures 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Parable of the Good Samaritan is found in Luke 10:25–37. It is spoken by Jesus in response to a lawyer’s question, “Who is my neighbour?” within a discussion about inheriting eternal…
Samaritan Woman at the Well

Biblical Background of Roles & Realms, Biblical Background of Roles & Realms, Messianic Witnesses from the Nations

Jesus Christ, Samaria

1. Name / Role Samaritan Woman at the Well 2. Category God-Fearing Outsiders or Messianic Witnesses 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Samaritan woman appears in John 4:1–42, during Jesus’ early Galilean ministry. This encounter occurs at Jacob’s well in Sychar, in Samaria, a region generally avoided by devout…

Samaria

1: The Good Samaritan — Political Context and Deeper Meaning

Samaritans

Good Samaritan

Samaritan Woman at the Well