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Jesus and the Samaritan woman in John 4

Theologian

Ian Paul


Duration

30.11


Uploaded to YouTube

6 March 2023

Added to Database

12 November 2025


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The gospel lectionary reading for Lent 3 is John 4.5-42, probably the longest reading in the lectionary!

The story is well-known—but common interpretations of the story are worth examining carefully. The woman is in some sense an ambiguous figure, but perhaps not in the ways we might expect.

Join James and Ian and they explore this fascinating text. And for a challenge to conventional assumptions about the text, see this article by Chris Knight: https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/asking-questions-of-the-woman-of-samaria-in-john-4/