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The Parable of the Good Samaritan: An Intertextual Approach to Ezekiel 34

ABSTRACTThis study examines the Parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10 through an intertextual analysis in relation to Ezekiel 34. It highlights how the divine shepherd imagery in Ezekiel 34—God’s care for the lost, healing of the wounded, and protection—finds fulfillment in the parable, revealing the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. The research demonstrates […]

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● The Good Samaritan: Linked with Two Stories

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The parable of the Good Samaritan is a complete story in itself and also a special material of the Gospel of Luke. In this case, since it is a complete story in itself, it is easy to decontextualize when read as a parable without connecting it to the Old Testament. Therefore, if readers read it

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● The Good Samaritan: A Literary Approach through Luke

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Jesus used parables to draw his audience or readers into the story, encouraging them to engage with the parable. For the audience to participate in a parable, it must be based on situations that could actually happen, rather than being impossible scenarios. This is why Jesus chose the subjects of his parables from the everyday

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Title: A New Perspective on Bible Interpretation: Luke’s Literary Approach

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Hello, readers of MacroBible.com. Today, we’d like to explore a new perspective on Bible interpretation based on a recent paper. https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/sereArticleSearch/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART003074222 This paper discusses Luke’s literary approach to interpreting specific parts of the Bible, and we want to use it as a reference to gain a fresh understanding of Bible interpretation. Luke’s paper interprets the

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● About the Parable of the Good Samaritan 4

Essay / macrobible

A mathematical approach to the parable of the Good Samaritan Luke connects the three stories as if they were one continuous story through the points of two different contacts. Then, what message does Luke want to convey through this? As you know, the parable of the Good Samaritan is unique to the Gospel of Luke.

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● Understanding the Story of the Wedding Feast at Cana as a Metaphor

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In the Old Testament, we find significant metaphors such as the images of the bridegroom and the bride, as well as that of the shepherd and the sheep. As we move into the New Testament, we find Jesus identifying Himself as both the bridegroom of the people of Israel, as indicated in Mark 2:19, and

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● Understanding the parable of the Good Samaritan as a metaphor

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The parable of the Good Samaritan, a unique material in the Gospel of Luke, is a complete story in itself. Reading it without considering the intentions of Jesus and the literary composition of Luke can cause readers to lose its original meaning and interpret it arbitrarily. Misunderstanding the interpretation of the Bible directly affects our

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● About the Parable of the Good Samaritan 3

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Luke connected the parable of the Good Samaritan with the story of raising the dead son of the widow of Nain. Luke goes one step further and connects the story of the Good Samaritan with the story of the coronation as king at Bethany. One is the image of “the road down to Jericho.” Jesus,

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