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The Samaritans were, and in fact still are, an offshoot of Judaism. The way they tell it, the Samaritans are descended from the northern Kingdom of Israel, survivors of the Assyrian invasion that wiped out that kingdom. They would then be descended from the "10 lost tribes of Israel," but not lost. Recall that the northern kingdom rejected the legitimacy of Solomon's Temple and had their own holy site. The Samaritans still, to this day, conduct sacrifices on Mount Gizarim, near Nablus on the West Bank, and they preserve a Samaritan Torah that differs (mostly in small ways) from the Jewish Torah. After the Jews returned from the Babylonian captivity, they never reconciled with the Samaritans. The traditional Jewish explanation of the Samaritans reeks of sibling rivalry and de-legitimizes the Samaritans. There are only a few thousand Samaritans left today, but 2000 years ago, there were many more and the rivalry between Jews and Samaritans about whose Torah and whose sacrificial center was legitimate was far more intense.
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Which religious group in Jesus' day didn't take part in Temple worship?
The Samaritans. See link below for more info.
Who are some modern day samaritans?
There are 751 modern day Samaritans. They live mostly in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas and they speak Hebrew and Arabic. The Samaritans prefer the term Isrealites to describe themselves.
Was Jesus' mother Mary a Samaritan?
AnswerThe gospels say that Joseph and Mary were Jews, not Samaritans.
How is the audience that Paul addresses different from the people Jesus addressed?
Jesus mostly met with Jews, and on rare occasions with Samaritans. Paul went primarily to the Gentiles.
Is Athaliah one of Jesus ancestors?
No. According to the Bible, God is Jesus' only ancestor.
What do you name people when they help people?
Good Samaritans, Carers, Nice people, Stewards etc.They are called good citizens.God and Jesus.
Which gospel begins with a list of jesus ancestors?
Matthew 1:1-17 is the geneology (ancestral history) of Jesus.
At the time of Jesus why did people look down at the samaritans?
Mainly as they were not Jews and believed in idol worship, and their beliefs were wrong according to the Jewish one.
Who gave jesus water?
In the bible there is a story of Jesus sitting at a well in midday , and as the disciples had gone out. A Samaritan women came to draw water at noon, as it was a custom in those days the Jews collected water in the morning or in the evenings, but the afternoon was given to the Samaritans. As the samaritans worshiped idols the Jews considered then outcasts.
What was the historical background of the woman at the well?
The Samaritans were the inhabitants of Samaria. They were of mixed Jewish and heathen descent. The Samaritans claimed descent from Jacob, and looked on themselves as true Israelites. A mountain in Samaria, Mount Gerizim had been adopted as their official place of worship. The Jews had a deep dislike for the Samaritans. They considered them half-breeds. That is why this woman said to the Lord Jesus, "How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?"
Were the Samaritans marginalized in Jesus' time?
Yes, they were. It is known that people really would cross the Jordan to the east bank and bypass Samaria on the way to and from Galilee and Judea.
Who are the Samaritans today?
Luke 10:25-37 Its not that Samaritans help, per se, it's that the people Jesus was telling the story to (the Jews) disliked the Samaritans and considered them bad people (i.e. not likely to help a down trodden person.) In the story, a man is rob and beaten. The priest and temple boy (the people who the target audience (the Jews) would assume go to heaven) pass the man in need on the other side of the street; however, the "villainous" Samaritans helps the guy out. The premise is "Love your neighbor" and you go to heaven.
