Please note, Astro City is rated T. Previously we saw the selflessness of the Samaritan in Astro City. Now we see what his name actually means. Samaritan is so named thanks to his first superhero action, which happens to be when he first got his powers. When asked about who he is by the press, he just states: "Call me a Good Samaritan." Samaritan's reference comes from the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the Gospel according to Luke. In this Parable, Jesus tells the story of a man in need of help. A priest and a Levite, religious leaders in Jesus' day, pass by and do nothing. Only a Samaritan comes to this man's aid. The significance of this story comes from the fact that Jews and Samaritans did not get along in Jesus' day, even though they both were descendants of Abraham. Some of the reasons for that are laid out with Jesus' own encounter with a Samaritan woman in John 4. Samaritans were looked down on by many in Jesus' day. In the Parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus is trying to point out that what makes people followers of the law, loving their neighbor as themselves, isn't who they are, but what they do. The Samaritan is more of a neighbor to the man in need than the religious leaders of his own community. In this way, the name "Samaritan" went from being looked down on to being raised up. That is why the Samaritan makes the reference he does to Jesus' Parable. That is why he takes on the name as his own. Disclaimer: unless otherwise stated, the majority of images produced here are not owned or created by me. Commenting is encouraged. Please use discretion leaving comments below, letting the love of God guide you.
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