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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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Jericho
Jericho is located near the southern end of the Jordan Valley. It has been an oasis and a population center in the otherwise mostly barren valley. Some scholars think Jericho is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.Jericho is located near the southern end of the Jordan Valley about eight hundred twenty-five feet below the level of the Mediterranean…
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Inns and Innkeeping
An “inn” in the world of the Bible might refer to one of several possibilities. It could be merely a place to stretch out on the ground for a night's sleep, or a room in someone's home situated by the highway. It could also be a public building where rent was charged and food would be served. An inn is…
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