Reversing the Ethical Perspective: What the Allegorical Interpretation of the Good Samaritan Parable Can Still Teach Us
The parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10 is often interpreted as an exhortation to broaden the boundaries of neighbor love. However, prominent patristic exegetes forego this emphasis in favor of an allegorical interpretation that construes the downtrodden man as a picture of fallen humanity and...
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Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2014
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Theology today
Year: 2014, Volume: 71, Issue: 3, Pages: 300-309 |
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Augustine
B Salvation B Ethics B Christian B Service B Good Samaritan parable B Dependency B ALLEGORICAL EXEGESIS |
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