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To: ShadowAce

"Your posting of Jesus meaning that Jews are supposed to love only Jews, etc. is totally disproven with this parable that Jesus Himself told and taught."

Was the Samaritan Jew or non-Jew?

If he was, it supports my argument that a Jew helped other Jews. If he wasn't, it's irrelevant in that my argument was that by "love thy neighbor" Jesus was addressing His own people, ie help each other with no mention of helping the non-Jews. Therefore, if the Samaritan was non-Jew, he was not following Jesus command.

That's the way I see it.


235 posted on 08/02/2006 12:50:55 PM PDT by Marcaurelio
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To: Marcaurelio
Samaritans are/were non-Jews.

Therefore, if the Samaritan was non-Jew, he was not following Jesus command.

Considering that a parable is a fictional story meant to teach a lesson, and the Samaritan was the hero of Jesus' parable, I would disagree with you there.

257 posted on 08/02/2006 1:29:28 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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