(April 7, 2012 at 7:15 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Your theology class should learn a little history.
Samaritans were not considered Jews by Judaeans.
http://www.bible-history.com/Samaritans/...ritans.htm
Perhaps I should have been more clear. The Samaritian may have been Jewish but he wasn't overly burdened with religion. He didn't have to worry about not being able to perform temple duties because he touched a dead person. He still would have been unclean but it wasn't as big of a problem in his lifestyle. Take this a bit farther and make the Samaritian someone who isn't burdened with religion at all and there's the reason for my chuckle. I like irony.
As for the theology class, yes they could use a little history but I still find it a refreshing change from fundamentalism.
I have studied the Bible and the theology behind Christianity for many years. I have been to many churches. I have walked the depth and the breadth of the religion and, as a result of this, I have a lot of bullshit to scrape off the bottom of my shoes. ~Ziploc Surprise
