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Samaritans: Then and Now
A negative view of Samaritans is found in many sources. These include the Hebrew scriptures, the New Testament, first century historian Josephus, and rabbinic writings. Learn more about the history of the Samaritans. The parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10.29–37 plays upon, and reverses, the typically negative assessment of Samaritans that is attested in a number of the…
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Paradigm Clash in The Good Samaritan
In “The Good Samaritan,” an interesting and subtle dynamic has gone mostly unnoticed. A recklessly eager lawyer schemes to draw Jesus into an argument. Instead of offering an answer that would be open to legal nitpicking, however, Jesus tells a story.In Luke’s telling of “The Good Samaritan,” an interesting and subtle dynamic has gone mostly unremarked. The narrative begins with…
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Parables in Luke
Although parables are related to other kinds of speech like riddles and proverbs, parables emphasize story. Jesus' parables are short stories that refer to God's realm of power, God's kingdom. In Luke’s Gospel the parable of the Good Samaritan is part of Jesus’ conversation with a lawyer about loving God and neighbors or compatriots. In order to better understand how…
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Oral and Written Law
Jews in Jesus' time believed that God revealed his will not only through the written Torah, but through unwritten traditions as well. The rabbis claimed that the oral law, transmitted by word of mouth, was also given to Moses at Mount Sinai.The term “law” in the English Bible derives from the Greek word nomos, and nomos itself is a translation…
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Luke The Gospel Writer
We do not know who wrote Luke and Acts. Like many ancient types of writing, the author does not identify himself. The first verses in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles show that they were both written by the same person - a man many believe was a physician who traveled with Paul. In Luke 10.25–37…
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Loving Your Neighbor
Right before Luke's story about the Good Samaritan, Jesus and a lawyer discuss the way to have eternal life. In that talk the lawyer says that the whole of the Law of Moses is contained in Deuteronomy 6 and Leviticus 19.18. Immediately before Luke’s story about the Good Samaritan, Jesus and a lawyer are discussing the way to have eternal…
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