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The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Analytical Essay # 11245
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Analyzes the parable of the Good Samaritan. Compares & contrasts it with other parables of the same literary or historical context. Focuses on the author's (Luke) intentions & the meaning of "neighbor."
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages) |
9 sources |
1996
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" At first reading, this parable seems to be easy to understand, although that may be at least partially because it has entered the culture at such a deep level. In a cultural context, the good Samaritan is the person who responds to the need of others, binding up their wounds. It is the individual who does good deeds, who is compassionate, and behaves as a good neighbor within the community as a whole. The good Samaritan is a valuable person within the community.However, in the form in which it is embedded in the culture, the parable of the good Samaritan has lost some of its rougher edges. It retains some sense that it is not always the professed religious person who behaves in the most loving way, but it does ..."
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