Even the bible tells the story ( horseshit that it is) of how the Assyrians deported the population of "Israel" and replaced it with people from elsewhere in the Assyrian empire. In fact, it appears that the Assyrians mainly deported the upper classes and replaced them with others. "Israel" comprised Galilee and Samaria and these areas remained separate from Judaea during Assyrian, Persian, and Greek rule. It was not until the end of the 2d century BC that John Hyrcanus and Alexander Jannai overran these regions and forcibly converted them to Judaism. One must question the devotion of the Samarians and Galileans to Judaism especially as the Romans overran the area a mere 40 years after it was allegedly "jewified."
Further, the gospel in question ( this particular bullshit story only appears in "Luke") is the one most clearly written for a non-Jewish audience which means that what you have here may well be a way of saying "fuck the Jews" with their phony religion.
Further, the gospel in question ( this particular bullshit story only appears in "Luke") is the one most clearly written for a non-Jewish audience which means that what you have here may well be a way of saying "fuck the Jews" with their phony religion.
