Jews Vs. Samaritans: What’s the Difference?

The Samaritan woman at the well

In The Well, the conflict between Jews and Samaritans is part of the story of Mara, Shem and their journey to find Jesus. And so, as the release of The Well approaches, we’ve learned about the history of this conflict and the injuries and insults the Jews and Samaritans visited on each other.

We know that their faith was central to the lives of both Jews and Samaritans. So how did the practices of Jews and Samaritans differ? First, let’s look at what they had in...