Advancing Women in Leadership LIFT 2019

In the Gospel of John, we peer into the classroom of the Great Teacher and encounter a picture of unconditional love expressed through a human moment shared between Jesus and a woman at a well. The implications detailed here are earth shattering as Jewish and Samaritan worldviews collide. Hegemonic societal constructs are set aside by the carpenter from Nazareth for a moment to help illustrate an eternal lesson on love that permeates the soul, creating the spiritual conditions essential for transformational change to occur. In this blessed passage of Scripture, we see the pedagogy of Christ on full display, realized in context and application, enacted upon by Jesus in Samaria, at a well, with a woman. Each of these aspects are paramount in their own right and add unequivocal depth to the narrative account. In order to unearth the profundity of love evidenced by the Teacher in the lesson at hand, this passage of Scripture calls for a critical examination and analysis of each context presented: Historical and Geographical, Social and Spiritual. It must be noted here that this section does not serve to bring this illustration into modern times, that would be a disservice to the pedagogy of Christ. Conversely, it serves both the context and application of this work to preserve the historical Jesus within His culture, identity, religion, and worldview. Only when Jesus is presented in His proper context can we drink from His everlasting fountain, and be aptly guided by His instructional framework for emancipatory and reconciliatory practices in modernity.    a.