"Lion" prodelytes (the Samaritan, who change faith from fear of the lions)/ converts by coercion

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"Lion" prodelytes (the Samaritan, who change faith from fear of the lions)/ converts by coercion

"Lion" prodelytes (the Samaritan, who change faith from fear of the lions)/ converts by coercion

A designation for the Samaritans (Cutheans), or for converts who converted out of coercion or fear of punishment and not from deep religious conviction.

("And it came to pass at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the LORD; and the LORD sent lions against them, which killed some of them... And one of the priests who were exiled from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how to fear the LORD" - 2 Kings 17:25-27, and likewise: "Rabbi Nehemiah said: One is a lion’s convert, one is a dream’s convert, and one is a convert of Mordechai and Esther - they are not true converts until they convert at this time; at this time, do you hold otherwise? Rather, the mother: at this time!" - Yebamot 24b, and likewise: "Rabbi Meir renders impure - for the Cutheans are true converts, and the sages purify - for the Cutheans are lions’ converts" - Niddah 50b)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גֵּרֵי אֲרָיוֹת

Definition (Hebrew)

כִּנּוּי לַשּׁוֹמְרוֹנִים(כּוּתִים), אוֹ לַגֵּרִים שֶׁהִתְגַּיְּרוּ מִתּוֹךְ אִלּוּץ אוֹ פַּחַד מֵעֹנֶשׁ וְלֹא מִתּוֹךְ הַכָּרָה דָּתִית עֲמֻקָּה.

("וַיְהִי בִּתְחִלַּת שִׁבְתָּם שָׁם לֹא יָרְאוּ אֶת ה' וַיְשַׁלַּח ה' בָּהֶם אֶת הָאֲרָיוֹת וַיִּהְיוּ הֹרְגִים בָּהֶם...וַיָּבֹא אֶחָד מֵהַכֹּהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר הִגְלוּ מִשֹּׁמְרוֹן וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּבֵית אֵל וַיְהִי מוֹרֶה אֹתָם אֵיךְ יִירְאוּ אֶת ה'"- מְלָכִים ב יז כֹּה, וְכֵן:"שֶׁהָיָה רַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה אוֹמֵר: אֶחָד גִּירֵי אֲרָיוֹת, וְאֶחָד גִּירֵי חֲלוֹמוֹת, וְאֶחָד גֵּרֵי מָרְדֳּכַי וְאֶסְתֵּר- אֵינָן גֵּרִים, עַד שֶׁיִּתְגַּיְּרוּ בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה; בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה סָלְקָא דַּעְתָּךְ? אֶלָּא אִמָּא: כְּבַזְּמַן הַזֶּה! "- יְבָמוֹת כַּד ע"ב, וְכֵן:"רַבִּי מֵאִיר מְטַמֵּא - דְּכוּתִים גֵּרֵי אֱמֶת הֵן, וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִין- דְּכוּתִים גֵּרֵי אֲרָיוֹת הֵן"- נִדָּה נוּ ע"ב)

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