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    Jesus met a woman of Samaria at a fountain and engaged her in conversation without initially revealing his identity. Through their discussion, she came to recognize him not just as a thirsty man but also as a Jew, a rabbi, a prophet, and ultimately the Messiah. The commentary suggests Jesus strategically revealed more of himself at each step of the conversation in order to capture her interest and bring her to faith, like a hunter catching a flock of pigeons with a single grain of food.

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    Jesus met a woman of Samaria at a fountain and engaged her in conversation without initially revealing his identity. Through their discussion, she came to recognize him not just as a thirsty man but also as a Jew, a rabbi, a prophet, and ultimately the Messiah. The commentary suggests Jesus strategically revealed more of himself at each step of the conversation in order to capture her interest and bring her to faith, like a hunter catching a flock of pigeons with a single grain of food.

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    An Ancient Commentary On The Woman of Samaria. 5 Frs

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    Jesus met a woman of Samaria at a fountain and engaged her in conversation without initially revealing his identity. Through their discussion, she came to recognize him not just as a thirsty man but also as a Jew, a rabbi, a prophet, and ultimately the Messiah. The commentary suggests Jesus strategically revealed more of himself at each step of the conversation in order to capture her interest and bring her to faith, like a hunter catching a flock of pigeons with a single grain of food.

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    An ancient commentary

    on
    Jesus meeting
    with
    the woman
    of
    Samaria
    The Woman of Samaria:
    “Jesus came to the fountain
    as a hunter.…
    He threw a grain before
    one pigeon
    that he might catch
    the whole flock.…
    The Woman of Samaria:
    “At the beginning of the conversation
    he did not make himself known to her,
    but first she caught sight of
    a thirsty man,
    then a Jew,
    then a Rabbi,
    afterwards a prophet,
    last of all the Messiah.
    The Woman of Samaria:
    She tried to get the better of the thirsty
    man,
    she showed dislike of the Jew,
    she heckled the Rabbi,
    she was swept off her feet by the prophet,
    and she adored the Christ.”
    Ephraem the Syrian
    The End

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