Keywords
fourth Gospel
primitive Christianism
Samaritan
miracle
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Abstract
This article presents theological research findings concerning the identification of contextual motivations of Jn 4. The text is the starting point, analytically stated based on representative signs from tradition, while the conclusions are presented as comprehensive hypotheses. Among them, the encounter of Jesus and the Samaritan woman is highlighted as a “miracle” story, and as a metaphorical description of the transformation of Christianity, from being a marginal Jewish sect to become an autonomous and independent religion. The procedure is expressed but not the filigree of the abductions, a method of qualitative research to find new meanings, to establish interdisciplinary dialogues and favor the abolition of fanaticisms.
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