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We are of course all familiar with Jesus\u2019 parable in Luke\u2019s Gospel, which has been endlessly told and illustrated. But too few realize what a social commentary it was then or now, as non-Samaritan Jews and Samaritans don\u2019t get along, indeed there have been times in history when they basically have been enemies, not even friends.\u00a0 So this parable is not just about mercy and kindness, it is about overcoming ethnic hostilities and prejudice.<\/p>\n

They live today as in antiquity in the region between Galilee and Judaea\u2026. and here is an aerial view of the central location\u2026.<\/p>\n

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In fact Samaritans have a very different version of the history of Israel, and of parts of the Pentateuch, which is the only portion of the OT they acknowledge. They do not accept for example 1-2 Kings which suggests that they are not genuine Jews but some sort of half breeds at best whom the Assyrian king Shalmenezer brought to the land to settle it.\u00a0 We need to start over from scratch to understand the Samaritans, apparently.<\/p>\n

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But who is right about this history? Samaritans certainly seem to be some kind of Jews according to most of their beliefs and practices.\u00a0 More in the next post.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"