NCLA Review - This story of the Samaritan woman who met Jesus at Jacob’s well does not portray her as the promiscuous woman we might infer from reading the Gospel of John. Marah had been married five times and she was living with a man not her husband; however, her story is survival of circumstances beyond her control. Did not God order lives according to His plan? Then she met Jesus. His words cleansed her from all the fears, the guilt, and the bitterness of her past. She could reach out to those who had persecuted her for so long. “Come and see!” Marah’s fifth husband’s return, after an extended absence, suggests he is the “Good Samaritan” in Luke’s Gospel and the only one of ten lepers returning to thank Jesus for healing. Easy to read, Journey to the Well is both creative and informational in portraying the daily life of the Samaritans. Rating: 4 —CRP ( )