Samaritan Israelites and Jews under the Shadow of Rome: Reading John 4:4–45 in Ephesus
Genealogies, knowledge, and purity all can provide separate identities with the means for competing self-definition. This article assumes a social location near Ephesus with Samaritan Israelites and Judeans in a Jesus-believing network. Rather than providing an analysis in which divisions are transc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-09-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/9/1149 |
Summary: | Genealogies, knowledge, and purity all can provide separate identities with the means for competing self-definition. This article assumes a social location near Ephesus with Samaritan Israelites and Judeans in a Jesus-believing network. Rather than providing an analysis in which divisions are transcended, this reading suggests that a negotiation in John 4:4–45 of these three characteristics navigates divisions to create a complex, merged superordinate identity. |
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ISSN: | 2077-1444 |