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Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1–45 Excerpt Josephus traces their origins to the foreigners (he calls them Cutheans) forcibly brought into the territory of Israel after its defeat by the Assyrians in 722  b.c.e.  ( 2 Kgs. 17 ). The earliest evidence of the schism between Jew and Samaritan comes from the Persian period. This includes the more ambiguous mention of Samaritans in  Ezra 4 , which could be a geographical designation of peoples rather than a reference to a religious group.  More Anderson, Robert T. “Samaritans.” Ed. David Noel Freedman, Allen C. Myers, and Astrid B. Beck.  Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible  2000 : 1159. Print.

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1–45 Excerpt Josephus traces their origins to the foreigners (he calls them Cutheans) forcibly brought into the territory of Israel after its defeat by the Assyrians in 722  b.c.e.  ( 2 Kgs. 17 ). The earliest evidence of the schism between Jew and Samaritan comes from the Persian period. This includes the more ambiguous mention of Samaritans in  Ezra 4 , which could be a geographical designation of peoples rather than a reference to a religious group.  More Anderson, Robert T. “Samaritans.” Ed. David Noel Freedman, Allen C. Myers, and Astrid B. Beck.  Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible  2000 : 1159. Print.

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1–45 Excerpt Samaritan [is] in the  ot  an ethnic term for the residents of the  district of Samaria. The term appears only once ( 2 Kings  17:29 ) in  the account of the settlement of Mesopotamian colonists in the  region by the Assyrians, in the comment that these foreign  people made gods of their own which they placed ‘in the shrines  of the high places which the Samaritans had made.’ In the  nt ,  however, the term is used exclusively for the members of a  particular ethno-religious community based in the area, living for  the most part around Mt. Gerizim ( John  4:1-42 ) but residing also  in their own villages throughout the region ( Matt.   10:5 ; Luke   9:52 ), who might be encountered in villages neighboring on  Samaria ( Luke   17:11-19 ) or even on the roadway between  Jerusalem and Jericho ( Luke   10:29-37 ).  More Achteme...

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1–45 Excerpt Josephus traces their origins to the foreigners (he calls them Cutheans) forcibly brought into the territory of Israel after its defeat by the Assyrians in 722  b.c.e.  ( 2 Kgs. 17 ). The earliest evidence of the schism between Jew and Samaritan comes from the Persian period. This includes the more ambiguous mention of Samaritans in  Ezra 4 , which could be a geographical designation of peoples rather than a reference to a religious group.  More Anderson, Robert T. “ Samaritans .” Ed. David Noel Freedman, Allen C. Myers, and Astrid B. Beck.  Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible  2000 : 1159. Print.

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1–45 Excerpt Josephus traces their origins to the foreigners (he calls them Cutheans) forcibly brought into the territory of Israel after its defeat by the Assyrians in 722  b.c.e.  ( 2 Kgs. 17 ). The earliest evidence of the schism between Jew and Samaritan comes from the Persian period. This includes the more ambiguous mention of Samaritans in  Ezra 4 , which could be a geographical designation of peoples rather than a reference to a religious group.  More Anderson, Robert T. “Samaritans.” Ed. David Noel Freedman, Allen C. Myers, and Astrid B. Beck.  Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible  2000 : 1159. Print.

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1–45 Excerpt Samaritan [is] in the  ot  an ethnic term for the residents of the  district of Samaria. The term appears only once (2 Kings  17:29 ) in  the account of the settlement of Mesopotamian colonists in the  region by the Assyrians, in the comment that these foreign  people made gods of their own which they placed ‘in the shrines  of the high places which the Samaritans had made.’ In the  nt ,  however, the term is used exclusively for the members of a  particular ethno-religious community based in the area, living for  the most part around Mt. Gerizim (John  4:1-42 ) but residing also  in their own villages throughout the region (Matt.  10:5 ; Luke 9:52 ), who might be encountered in villages neighboring on  Samaria (Luke  17:11-19 ) or even on the roadway between  Jerusalem and Jericho (Luke  10:29-37 ).  More Achtemeier, Paul J., Har...

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1–45 Excerpt Samaritan [is] in the OT an ethnic term for the residents of the district of Samaria. The term appears only once ( 2 Kings 17:29 ) in the account of the settlement of Mesopotamian colonists in the region by the Assyrians, in the comment that these foreign people made gods of their own which they placed ‘in the shrines of the high places which the Samaritans had made.’ In the NT , however, the term is used exclusively for the members of a particular ethno-religious community based in the area, living for the most part around Mt. Gerizim ( John 4:1-42 ) but residing also in their own villages throughout the region ( Matt.10:5 ; Luke 9:52 ), who might be encountered in villages neighboring on Samaria ( Luke 17:11-19 ) or even on the roadway between Jerusalem and Jericho ( Luke 10:29-37 ). Achtemeier, Paul J., Harper & Row and Society of Biblical Literature.Harper’s Bible dictionary 1985 : 898. Print.

Origins of the Samaritans Josephus traces their origins to the foreigners (he calls them Cutheans) forcibly brought into the territory of Israel after its defeat by the Assyrians in 722 B.C.E. (2 Kgs. 17). The earliest evidence of the schism between Jew and Samaritan comes from the Persian period. This includes the more ambiguous mention of Samaritans in Ezra 4 , which could be a geographical designation of peoples rather than a reference to a religious group. But the 5th-century B.C.E. Elephantine papyri contain an explicit religious reference to Samaritans. Included are letters from both Samaritan and Jewish priests, each pleading for support to build temples for their respective communities. The only source of information on the Samaritans during the Greek period, Josephus claims a temple was built on Mt. Gerizim at that time. Both Jewish and Samaritan tradition affirm that it was the most sacred place for the Samaritans during this period, and most agree that it was deva...

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1–45 Excerpt Samaritan [is] in the OT   an ethnic term for the residents of the district of Samaria. The term appears only once ( 2 Kings 17:29 ) in the account of the settlement of Mesopotamian colonists in the region by the Assyrians, in the comment that these foreign people made gods of their own which they placed ‘in the shrines of the high places which the Samaritans had made.’ In the NT , however, the term is used exclusively for the members of a particular ethno-religious community based in the area, living for the most part around Mt. Gerizim ( John 4:1-42 ) but residing also in their own villages throughout the region ( Matt. 10:5 ; Luke 9:52 ), who might be encountered in villages neighboring on Samaria ( Luke 17:11-19 ) or even on the roadway betweenJerusalem and Jericho ( Luke 10:29-37 ). Achtemeier, Paul J., Harper & Row and Society of Biblical Literature. Harper’s Bible dictionary 1985 : 898. Print.

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1–45 The NT includes several references to Samaritans. Jesus had trouble in the Samaritan villages ( Luke 9:52–53 ) and instructed his disciples not to go there ( Matt. 10:5–6 ). Nevertheless, he talked to the Samaritan woman ( John 4 ) and used Samaritans as favorable characters in some of his stories, particularly the account of the 10 lepers ( Luke 17:11–19 ) and the parable of the Good Samaritan ( Luke 10:29–37 ). Samaria was an early mission field for the growing Church ( Acts 8 ). Most of our knowledge of the Samaritans comes from their own literature produced during two major periods of renaissance, in the 3rd and the 14th centuries C.E. It is during the first period that Baba Raba organized a council of priests and laity and facilitated the building of several synagogues. Marqah wrote his theological work, Memar Marqah, which became the base of Samaritan theology, and Amram Darrah wrote poetry that became the core of the Samaritan liturgy. ...

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1–45 SAMARITANS (Heb. hachsšōmĕrōnɩ̂m; Gk. Samareɩ́tēs) A Hebrew religious sect geographically focused on Mt. Gerizim and claiming to be descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh among the tribes of the northern kingdom . They believe they preserve the original Mosaic religion. Several hundred survive today, about equally divided between Nablus at the foot of Mt. Gerizim and Holon, a suburb of Tel Aviv. Josephus traces their origins to the foreigners (he calls them Cutheans) forcibly brought into the territory of Israel after its defeat by the Assyrians in 722 B.C.E. ( 2 Kgs. 17 ). The earliest evidence of the schism between Jew and Samaritan comes from the Persian period. This includes the more ambiguous mention of Samaritans in Ezra 4 , which could be a geographical designation of peoples rather than a reference to a religious group. But the 5th-century B.C.E. Elephantine papyri contain explicit religious reference to Samaritans. Included a...

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1–45 Excerpt Samaritan [is] in the  ot  an ethnic term for the residents of the  district of Samaria. The term appears only once ( 2 Kings  17:29 ) in  the account of the settlement of Mesopotamian colonists in the  region by the Assyrians, in the comment that these foreign  people made gods of their own which they placed ‘in the shrines  of the high places which the Samaritans had made.’ In the  NT ,  however, the term is used exclusively for the members of a  particular ethnology-religious community based in the area, living for  the most part around Mt. Gerizim ( John  4:1-42 ) but residing also  in their own villages throughout the region ( Matt.  10:5 ; Luke  9:52 ), who might be encountered in villages neighboring on  Samaria ( Luke  17:11-19 ) or even on the roadway between  Jerusalem and Jericho ( Luke  10:29-37 ).  More Achtemei...

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1-45 Excerpt Josephus traces their origins to the foreigners (he calls them Cutheans) forcibly brought into the territory of Israel after its defeat by the Assyrians in 722  b.c.e.  ( 2 Kgs. 17 ). The earliest evidence of the schism between Jew and Samaritan comes from the Persian period. This includes the more ambiguous mention of Samaritans in  Ezra 4 , which could be a geographical designation of peoples rather than a reference to a religious group.  More Anderson, Robert T. “Samaritans.” Ed . David Noel Freedman, Allen C. Myers, and Astrid B. Beck.   Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible  2000 : 1159 . Print.

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1-45 Excerpt Josephus traces their origins to the foreigners (he calls them Cutheans) forcibly brought into the territory of Israel after its defeat by the Assyrians in 722  b.c.e.  ( 2 Kgs. 17 ). The earliest evidence of the schism between Jew and Samaritan comes from the Persian period. This includes the more ambiguous mention of Samaritans in  Ezra 4 , which could be a geographical designation of peoples rather than a reference to a religious group.  More Anderson, Robert T. “Samaritans.” Ed. David Noel Freedman, Allen C. Myers, and Astrid B. Beck.  Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible  2000 : 1159. Print.

Origins of the Samaritans John 4:1-45 Excerpt ‎Josephus traces their origins to the foreigners (he calls them Cutheans) forcibly brought into the territory of Israel after its defeat by the Assyrians in 722 b.c.e. ( 2 Kgs. 17 ). The earliest evidence of the schism between Jew and Samaritan comes from the Persian period. This includes the more ambiguous mention of Samaritans in Ezra 4 , which could be a geographical designation of peoples rather than a reference to a religious group. Anderson, Robert T. “Samaritans.” Ed. David Noel Freedman, Allen C. Myers, & Astrid B. Beck. Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible 2000 : 1159. Print.