Tag: samaritan
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How can there be Babylonian ideas in the Samaritan Torah if the Samaritans were never exiled?
In the Torah, the first five books of the bible, there are various narratives that bear strong resemblance to various Babylonians myths. Notably the story of creation, Adam and Eve, and the flood all have Babylonian precursors. These are d…
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The Samaritan Woman :: By Grant Phillips
In John 4:3-42 is John’s account of Jesus’ meeting with the Samaritan woman at the well and the result of that encounter. Jesus had left Judaea and departed to Galilee, but instead of taking the usual route that the Jews took to avoid Samaria, He went …
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Ordinary Angels Is an Uplifting Retelling of the Good Samaritan
A heartwarming new movie from the producers of Jesus Revolution and I Can Only Imagine has parallels to the Good Samaritan parable and encourages viewers to reach out to those in need, says a filmmaker behind it.