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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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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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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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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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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