Medium (20-45 mins)
New Testament
AnglicanEvangelical
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
YouTube description
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/
