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  1. Samaritan woman. First, the Samaritan Israelites defined their own existence in exclusively Israelite terms. The Samaritans called themselves – “the sons of Israel” and “the keepers” - Shomrim. Jewish sources refer to the Samaritans as Kutim. The term is most likely related to a location in Iraq from which the non-Israelite exiles

  2. Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman (Jn 4,1-30) is one of the most symbolically-loaded and perplexing episodes of the New Testament. From tomes of exegetical studies to handbooks of spirituality, this encounter has surely captured the.

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    • Who Was The Samaritan Woman at The well?
    • Digging Deeper
    • She Is called and We Are called
    • Conclusion

    God, you who met the Samaritan woman at the well that day. Meet us in this story from Scripture and in our lives this day. Amen.

    John 4:1-42: “She said to the people, ‘Come and see a man who has told me everything I’ve done! Could this man be the Christ?’” (John 4:29, CEB)

    Though we are not told this woman’s name, she has the longest conversation with Jesus of any character in the book of John. Yet, throughout the years she has often been maligned or misunderstood because of her sexual history. This history often colors our reading of this episode, so before diving into the rest of her conversation with Jesus, let’s ...

    Jesus meets this Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well after a morning’s journey and disregards social custom by asking her for a drink. This boundary crossing between a Jew and a Samaritan sparks a conversation about their theological differences. Like all Samaritans, she traces her ancestry back to Jacob. She reveres this place but is curious about thi...

    The Samaritan woman listens with open attentiveness to Jesus as she asks him questions about her faith and hope. The longer she talks with him, the more her understanding grows until she sees the full truth: Jesus is the Messiah. Throughout this conversation she demonstrates a posture of discipleship, learning from Jesus, and now she is called as a...

    Jesus does not judge this woman’s history, though many Christian interpreters have. Instead, through her conversation with Jesus, we discover a model for discipleship that is open to discovering a fuller understanding of God’s action in the world. Through her response to Jesus as an evangelist, we are reminded that being a follower of Jesus calls u...

  3. Oct 25, 2022 · In The Samaritan Womans Story, Caryn A. Reeder uncovers how current biblical interpretations are correlated to interpretations in early church history which linked women, sex, and sin.

  4. 1. What did Jesus and the Samaritan woman say to each other? 2. Jesus crossed racial prejudice lines when he spoke to a Samaritan, and he violated Jewish tradition when he spoke to a woman about spiritual things. Why did Jesus violate the customs of his people and go through Samaria, and talk with a Samaritan woman? 3.

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  5. This thirsty Samaritan woman is beginning to understand her deep need for salvation and wholeness -- and Jesus is her answer. We'll examine the rest of the story -- the result of the woman's faith -- in the next lesson (4:27-42)

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  7. Why was the woman at the well a turning point for women, not only in Christianity but also in the world? Find this answer in this Bible story lesson about the Samaritan woman at the well.