Samaritanism
Aiding those suffering
Samaritanism is the religion and practices of the Samaritans, an ancient ethnoreligious group centered on Mount Gerizim in the West Bank.
Samaritans follow a version of the Torah distinct from the Jewish text and consider themselves descendants of the ancient Israelites.
The term also describes charitable behavior toward strangers, from the New Testament parable of the Good Samaritan: Her quiet Samaritanism—feeding the homeless without fanfare—went largely unnoticed.
Instructive allegorical narrative
- LevitePriestly tribe member
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- JerichoAncient walled Palestinian city
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
compassion · neighbor · Jesus · Luke · traveler · roadside · wounded · mercy
Voluntary aid for others
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- helpingSingle portion given
generosity · humanitarianism · goodwill · kindheartedness · volunteerism · aid · rescue · intervention
Five books of Moses
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- IsraeliteBiblical covenant people member
- sectBreakaway religious faction
- PassoverFestival of liberation
priesthood · monotheism · sacrifice · diaspora · sabbath · purity · covenant · tradition
Concerning right conduct
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- conscienceInternal moral sense
righteousness · principle · integrity · responsibility · conduct · character · goodness · decency
parable
Instructive allegorical narrative
innkeeper · compassion · neighbor · Jesus · Luke · traveler · roadside · wounded · mercy · oil
charity
Voluntary aid for others
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
helping · generosity · humanitarianism · goodwill · kindheartedness · volunteerism · aid · rescue · intervention · bystander
Pentateuch
Five books of Moses
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- IsraeliteBiblical covenant people member
- sectBreakaway religious faction
Passover · priesthood · monotheism · sacrifice · diaspora · sabbath · purity · covenant · tradition · worship
moral
Concerning right conduct
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
conscience · righteousness · principle · integrity · responsibility · conduct · character · goodness · decency · uprightness
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- Near Eastern ReligionsJudaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Mandaeism
- Samaritanshigh priest, high priesthood
- Abrahamic faithsJudaism, Christianity, Islam, Abraham, God
- ancient religionsGreek religion, Zoroastrianism, paganism, mystery cults, Norse paganism
Samaritanismselfishness
Excessive concern for oneself
egoism · self-centeredness · callousness · indifference · heartlessness
Samaritanismindifference
Lack of interest
bystander effect · apathy · neglect · passing by · non-intervention
Samaritanismsocial Darwinism
Misapplied natural selection to society
rugged individualism · atomism · every man for himself · survival of the fittest · laissez-faire