The Samaritan woman vs. our assumptions (John 4:5-42)
She doesn’t even have a name. Surely she is a questionable character if she has no name.
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I wonder how many stereotypes and assumptions the Samaritan woman at the well has had to bear over the centuries since she encountered Jesus. After all, she’s at the well alone. Aren’t biblical women always supposed to travel with a man? Or at least in pairs? Does she go to the well during the heat of the day to avoid the crowds that ostracize her?
