Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 28th (Nehemiah 6 & John 4:27-54)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Samaritan Woman at the Well
The samaritan woman at the well, neray observes, is there alone at midday. This has led a number of commentators to speculate that she was socially marginalized on account of her history. In speaking as he does with her, jesus temporarily violates cultural expectations, norms and boundaries. However, as neray argues, the woman, who was isolated at the beginning of the narrative,. is at the centre of a new inside group by the end of it. She later believed through her informal testimony, but later came to believe more fully because of jesus own word.
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