Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!udel!rochester!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: catfood@ncoast.org (Mark W. Schumann) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Question about the Good Samaritan Message-ID: Date: 2 Jun 91 05:24:57 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: North Coast Public Access Un*x (ncoast) Lines: 21 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I recall having read or heard a commentary on the parable of the Good Samaritan which claimed that the real point of the story was that the Samaritan helped the man who was mugged even though Jews and Samaritans were mortal enemies at the time. Is this true? Can someone provide an easy reference? -- ============================================================ Mark W. Schumann 3111 Mapledale Avenue, Cleveland 44109 USA Domain: catfood@ncoast.org UUCP: ...!mailrus!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ncoast!catfood "I don't remember what I was going to say." --J. Schumann ============================================================ [Just about any Biblical commentary will give this sort of detail. They are available in any Christian bookstore or library. I think saying Jews and Samaritans were mortal enemies is somewhat of an exaggeration. But it's true that there was a fair amount of hostility, and that this did form the background of the passage. --clh]