... urgent need for heirs a concern with the physical realm. Like in the case of the replacement of the motif of barren women with the story of Mary's virginal pregnancy, the well motif of betrothal is transformed in the Greek Bible to diminish the importance not only of inheritance, but also of physical water. In the Greek Bible's recasting of the ... , the emphasis is shifted to the conversion of individuals as a means of continuing the inheritance of God's kingdom. As the text emphasizes, "Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony" (John 4:39). In thi...

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