Symbols of the Gospel become a transcendental meaning to the Johannine community in the 1st century and ... it makes reading Johannine literature's symbols possible. ... The Johannine author expresses Jesus' identity and His work with the symbolic tools throughout the whole
community. ... Samaritans who participated in the
movement of Jesus after the death of Jesus became key members of
Johannine ... Considering other sources of early Christianity, we could confirm this
fact.