Thematic Bible: Racial
Thematic Bible
Prejudice » Racial
Therefore, the Samaritan woman asked Him, "Why is it that you, being a Jew, would ask a Samaritan woman [like me] for a drink?" (For Jews do not have any fellowship with Samaritans). [Note: The reason for this stemmed from longstanding religious, cultural and ethnic prejudices].
Verse Concepts
And he said to them, "You people know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with, or even go near a person from another [i.e., non-Jewish] country, and yet God showed me that I should not consider any person ordinary or [ceremonially] unacceptable.
Verse Concepts
saying, "You went in and ate with non-Jewish people, did you not?"
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For, before certain [leaders] came from James [i.e., Jesus' brother, a leader of the Jerusalem church, See Acts 12:17; 15:13-22], he had eaten [a social meal] with some Gentiles. But when these men came, he abruptly discontinued this practice out of fear of the circumcised ones [i.e., out of concern for what the Jews would think of him].
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And these Samaritans did not welcome Him because He was heading for Jerusalem. [Note: They perceived He was a Jew and Samaritans did not associate with Jews].
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But when the crowd realized that he was a Jew, they all joined together for about two hours shouting, "Great is [the goddess] Artemis, of the Ephesians."
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Related Topics
- Asking
- Avoiding Foreigners
- Bigotry
- Breaking Man's Law
- Circumcision Party
- Clean, Spiritual Use
- Cowardice
- Discourtesy
- Disfellowship
- Exclusiveness
- Fear Of Enemies
- Fear Of Man
- Gentiles, In Nt