We praise people as ‘Good Samaritans,’ but there’s a complex history behind the phrase
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Samaritans celebrate Shavuot atop Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank. Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua via Getty Images – By Terry Giles, Professor of Theology, Gannon University Published: 2022 Aug 19 – “Good Samaritan” is a label often used to describe someone acting selflessly to benefit …