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Luke 10:25-37
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Reading the Text:
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Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
| The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| "Loving
Kindness," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities
of Spirit. |
| Primary comparative texts of Rabbinic Wisdom (inc Great
Commandment and Who is My Neighbor). Primary texts about the Judean-Samaritan Feud and Samaritan Theology from
(Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the
World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts. |
| Samaritans: New
Testament Parallels to the Works of Josephus. From G.J. Goldberg's Flavius Josephus Home Page. (Some of
these "parallels" are speculative.) |
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Chapter XIV, The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110).
(Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.) |
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Chapter VI, The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110).
(Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.) |
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III.XVII.3, Adversus
Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter II, Adversus
Judaeos, Tertullian
(c. 198) |
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II.15,
IV.3, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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II.2, On
The Apparel of Women, Tertullian (c.
202) |
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IV.19,
IV.25, Against
Marcion, Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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Chapter VII,
On the Flesh of Christ, Tertullian (c.
211) |
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V.8, Against
Marcion, Tertullian
(c. 212) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "The law defines our neighbour as
anyone at all that we may help." |
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| Cases
and Directions for Loving our Neighbor as Ourselves, Richard Baxter (Puritan,
c 1650) |
| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
| "The believer considers that Jesus
loved him, and gave his life for him, when an enemy and a rebel; and
having shown him mercy, he bids him go and do likewise." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
John Wesley
(1703-1791).
| "Let us renounce that bigotry and party
zeal which would contract our hearts into an insensibility for all the
human race, but a small number whose sentiments and practices are so much
our own, that our love to them is but self love reflected. With an honest
openness of mind let us always remember that kindred between man and man,
and cultivate that happy instinct whereby, in the original constitution of
our nature, God has strongly bound us to each other." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "His best is mentioned first; for "He
who gives outward things gives something external to himself, but he who
imparts compassion and tears gives him something from his very self"
[GREGORY THE GREAT, in TRENCH]. No doubt the priest and Levite had their
excuses--It is not safe to be lingering here; besides, he's past recovery;
and then, may not suspicion rest upon ourselves? So might the Samaritan
have reasoned, but did not [TRENCH]." |
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| From The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "He who fulfills the great law of love
is born again. There is no inconsistency. We repent and live, believe and
live, obey and live, and love and live. For these are all co-related." |
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Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"Parable of the Good Samaritan," Wikipedia. |
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Blogging toward Sunday,
Theolog:
The Blog of The Christian Century. Current lectionary comments are by
William H. Willimon.
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"We gather in church to be closer to God. But how do we like
proximity to a God who loves enough not to pass by but lingers long
enough among us to judge us, to hold a higher standard of judgment
against us than that by which we measure ourselves?" |
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"First
Thoughts on Year C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost 7,
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Ultimately it is a theological
question: whom does God love? Luke has Jesus tell the parable and then
neatly reverse the question: Who proved to be neighbour to the man who was
beaten up (10:36)? This does two things: it makes us realise that in human
community every human person is a neighbour and potentially a caring human
being; and it breaks down the hierarchy of helper and helped." |
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Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Proper 10C. Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church.
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"Before we point to them as nasty hypocrites, we ought to think long
and hard about the roles we embrace (voluntarily, even) that
obligate us to particular sets of people in ways that leave us less
flexible to respond to the needs of others." |
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"Hearing Parables with the Early Church," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Parables," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2006. |
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"The Good Samaritan," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
| "There is first a heart of
compassion and then, from that loving heart, flow many acts of
compassion. This is so basic and so true." |
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"The Despised Ones Are the Lord,"
Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into
Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian
Meditation. Claretian Publications.
| "The response of the one who has
outgrown his ego comes from the most unlikely source, the despised
Samaritan." |
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"Beyond the Good Samaritan," a poetic reflection on loving, by William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia. |
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Laterally Luke, by
Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia. |
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"The Neighbor is Near You," Mary Hinkle, Pilgrim Preaching.
| "Sometimes our theological reflections
on how hard the law is or how far from our capacity, as well as our
political reflections on how hopeless it is to try to change the system,
function as a sophisticated parlor game to keep us occupied while we are
avoiding actually doing anything for anyone." |
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"Exegetical Considerations,"
Pentecost 6, Richard
Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for
Sunday Text Preparations.
| "How is this more a story about
compassion praxis than about a good Samaritan?" |
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Exegetical Notes
by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
| "We are the ones in the ditch and the
Samaritan represent God -- God who is both enemy and helper." |
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"The Good
Samaritan," Mark Vitalis Hoffman, Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Gettysburg, CrossMarks Christian Resources. The Parables of Jesus - to
learn & teach, to share & discuss, to re-imagine & re-present. |
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"What's Good
about the Good Samaritan?" Robert W. Funk. Reprinted at Beliefnet
from Honest to Jesus: Jesus for the New Millenium.
| "Those who listened to Jesus tell the
parable of the Samaritan, as good Judeans, would have expected the third
person along that road to be a Judean. The hero of the story would
naturally have been one of them. How shocked they must have been when that
figure turned out to be a hated Samaritan." |
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"Who Is My Neighbor?" Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. |
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Exegesis,
Proper 10C, by
Richard Donovan at lectionary.org. |
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"Thank God
for the Lawyers,"
Expository Essay,
Luke 10:25-37, Dr. William R. Long.
Part 2.
| "Jesus'
simple message of being a neighbor is a wonderful response to the
legalistic framework posited by the lawyer.
He urges us to have what Martin Buber called an 'I-Thou'
relationship with people rather than an 'I-It' relationship." |
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"He
Had Compassion," Kosuke Koyama, The Christian Century,
1989. At Religion Online.
| "The parable is not concerned
about the conflict between the principle of good and evil. It is a
story neither of fatalism nor of retribution. It suggests no
philosophical system. It confronts us irresistibly, disturbing our
conscience and urging us toward an ethic of social
responsibility." |
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| "The
Good Samaritan," American
Bible Society's New Media Bible. |
| "The Good
Samaritan: Parable of Renewal," by Joseph Cunneen, in
CrossCurrents, Fall 1996. |
| "The Good
Samaritan As Bad Economist," by Donald E. Frey in Cross Currents, Fall 1996. |
| "The
Good Samaritan," analysis and reflection by Mike Hoy in Sabbatheology by
The Crossings Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "The lawyer (like the priest and Levite--and us) seeks to create a
comfortable box for his life, with all the problems solved in advance--and with no room
for error/failing. As a result, the lawyer-type is incapable of admitting he may be wrong
(let alone how deeply he may be wrong)." |
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Articles & Background:
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"Hearing a Parable with the Early Church," Mikeal C. Parsons, (other
resources at)
"Parables," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2006.
| "What would it mean to hear the parables in their
final literary form in the ancient Greco-Roman world? Perhaps we too
hastily have stripped away the allegorizing of the early and
medieval church as secondary embellishments that lead us away from
the 'original' message of Jesus." |
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"Toward a Welcoming Congregation," Paul J. Wadell,
(other resources at)
"Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
| "In a world that has grown
frighteningly guarded and harsh, Christian congregations are called
to imitate the 'table manners' of Jesus by being sacraments of God’s
hospitality in the world." |
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"Great Commandment - Ethics,"
"Samaritan,"
"Parable of the Good Samaritan," Wikipedia. |
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"The Historical Jesus
and the Historical Samaritans:What Can Be Said?", John. P. Meier,
Biblica, 2000. |
| "The
Religious Cancer of Racism," James H. Cone. beliefnet.
| "White theologians should
study racism as seriously as they investigate the historical Jesus." |
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"The Narcissistic
Reader and the Parable of the Good Samaritan," Philippa Carter, McMaster
University, Journal of Religion and Society, 2003.
| "To embrace the metaphorical reading of
the parable is to acknowledge the unspeakable and dangerous possibility
that the very presence of the neighbor whom we are called to love as
ourselves marks our state of utter helplessness." |
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| "Parables
and their Social Contexts," Chapter 6 in What Are They
Saying about the Parables? by David Gowler (Paulist Press, 2000).
| "As Malina and Neyrey note,
even a public question initiates an honor/shame challenge, as the
verses just preceding the parable of the Good Samaritan illustrate
(Luke 10:25–29). The lawyer’s question about eternal life is no
innocent request for information; instead it is a challenge that
puts Jesus "to the test" (10:25)." |
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"'What is Written? How Are You Reading?' Gospel, Intertextuality and Doing
Lukewise: Reading Lk 10:25-42 Otherwise," Gary A. Phillips,
Semeia 69-70: Intertextuality and the
Bible, 1995. |
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Jericho,
article and photos at Walking in Their Sandals, Journey through the
Land of the Bible. |
| "Let
Us Be Impatient with Prejudice," William
Sloane Coffin. beliefnet.
| "Vermont's next step should be
forward for gays and lesbians." |
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"Instances of Exegetical Closeness between the DDS and the New Testament,
and Their Implications," Serge Ruzer,
Orion center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and
Associated Literature, 2004. |
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Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Ateek, Naim, "Who Is My Neighbor?"
Interpretation, 2008. (Issue focus: "Neighbor")
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| Cogan, Mordechai,
"For We, Like You, Worship Your God: Three Biblical Portrayals of
Samaritan Origins," Vetus Testamentum, 1988.
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| Cranfield, C.E.B.,
"The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)," Theology Today, 1954.
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| Crespy, Georges,
"The Parable of the Good Samaritan - An Essay in Structural Research,"
Semeia, 1974.
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| Crossan, John Dominic,
"The Good Samaritan - Towards a Generic Definition of Parable,"
Semeia, 1974.
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| Curkpatrick, Stephen,
"Parable Metonymy and Luke's Kerygmatic Framing," Journal for the
Study of the New Testament, 2003.
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| Enslin, Morton S.,
"The Samaritan Ministry and Mission," Hebrew Union College Annual,
1980.
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| Frey, Donald E.,
"The Good Samaritan as Bad Economist: Self-Interest in Eceonomicsx and
Theology," Cross Currents, 1996.
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| Funk, Robert W.,
"The Good Samaritan as Metaphor," Semeia, 1974.
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| Funk, Robert W.,
"'How Do You Read?' A Sermon on Luke 10:25-37," Interpretation,
1964.
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| Gaudiani, Claire,
"Suppose There Were a Samaritan Today," Cross Currents, 1996.
(A response to the Vincent Harding article, below.)
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| Gnanavaram M.,
"'Dalit Theology' and the Parable of the Good Samaritan," Journal
for the Study of the New Testament, 1993.
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| Gourgues, Michel,
"The Priest, the Levite, and the Samaritan Revisited: A Critical Note on
Luke 10:31-35," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1998.
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| Graves, Mike,
"Luke 10:25-37: The Moral of the 'Good Samaritan' Story?" Review &
Expositor, 1997.
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| Harding, Vincent,
"Martin Luther King and the Future of America," Cross Currents,
1996.
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| Hawkins, Peter S.,
"The Samaritan Spends the Night," The Christian Century, 2001.
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| Henrich, Sarah,
"Luke-Acts: How Do You Read? (Luke 10:25)?" Currents in Theology
and Mission, 2000.
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| Jones, Peter Rhea,
"The Love Command in Parable - Luke 10:25-37," Perspectives in
Religious Studies, 1979.
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| Knowles, Michael P.,
"What Was the Victim Wearing? Literary, Economic, and Social Contexts for
the Parable of the Good Samaritan," Biblical Interpretation,
2004.
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| Koyama, Kosuke,
"He Had Compassion," The Christian Century, 1989.
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| Linss, Wilhelm C., "Example Stories," Currents in
Theology and Mission, 1990.
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| McFarland, Ian A.,
"Who Is My Neighbor?: The Good Samaritan as a Source for Theological
Anthropology," Modern Theology, 2001. (Advance to page 57.)
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| Moessner, Jeanne Stevenson,
"Preaching the Good Samaritan: A Feminist Perspective," Journal for
Preachers, 1995.
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| Patte, Daniel,
"An Analysis of Narrative Structure and the Good Samaritan," Semeia,
1974.
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| Phillips, Gary A.,
"'What Is Written? How Are You Reading?' Gospel, Intertextuality and Doing
Likewise: Reading Lk 10:25-42 Otherwise," Semeia, 1995.
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| Powery, Emerson, "Under the Gaze of
the Empire: Who Is My Neighbor?" Interpretation, 19:18.
(Issue focus: "Neighbor")
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| Radillo, Rebeca M., "The Embodiment
of Enmity," The Living Pulpit, 2004.
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| Resmer, Adele Stiles,
"Who Is Our Neighbor? Preaching on the Good Samaritan," The Living
Pulpit, 2002.
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| Rice, Richard J.,
"Breaking Down Barriers," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
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| Richard, Sue,
"To Whom Am I A Neighbor? Luke 10:25-37; 1 John 3:11-18," Brethren
Life and Thought, 1987.
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| Roberts, Samuel K., "Becoming the Neighbor: Virtue
Theory and the Problem of Neighbor Identity," Interpretation,
2008. (Issue focus: "Neighbor")
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| Roukema, Riemer, "The Good Samaritan in Ancient
Christianity," Vigiliae Christianae, 2004.
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| Royse, James R.,
"A Philonic use of PANDOXEION," Novum Testamentum, 1981.
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| Smith, T.C.,
"The Parable of the Samaritan," Review & Expositor, 1950.
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| Stagg, Frank,
"Luke's Theological Use of Parables," Review & Expositor, 1997.
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| Stern, Jay B., "Jesus' Citation of Deuteronomy 6:5
and Leviticus 19:18 in the Light of Jewish Tradition," The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1966.
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| Weeldreyer, Seth E., "Luke 10:25-37, Between Text &
Sermon," Interpretation, 2008.
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| Younger, Brett,
"Luke 10:25-37 - Preaching Like the Good Samaritan," Review &
Expositor, 1993.
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Reviews:
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Review: Martina Böhm,
Samarien und die Samaritai bei Lukas: Eine
Studie zum religionshistorischen und traditionsgeschichtlichen Hintergrund
der lukanischen Samarientexte und zu deren topographischer Verhaftung.
Mohr Siebeck, 1999. Review by Russell S Morton
in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Review:
Choon Shik Chang, The Samaritan Origins and Identity. PaiChai
University Publishers, 2004. Review by Stefan Schorch, Review of Biblical
Literature, 2007. |
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Sermons:
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"Meeting
the Good Samaritan," the Rev. Thomas G. Long, Day 1, 2007. |
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"The Reading Lesson,"
the Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston, Day 1, 2004. |
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"Jericho Road," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. |
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"Sermon from a Modern Day Samaritan," 11 July 2004, David Zersen, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday
Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Christian Joy,"
Fr. John Catoir, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1997. |
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"On Not Getting
It," John Jewell, 1998. |
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"Who Is My Neighbor?"
the Rev. Steve Yamaguchi, Day 1,
2001. |
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"I Just Love..." Dianne Bergant, CSA,
America: The
National Catholic Weekly, 2004. |
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"A Journey Interrupted," John R Donahue, SJ,
America: The
National Catholic Weekly, 2001. |
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"Weeping with One Eye,"
the Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts, Day 1,
1996. |
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"A Yellow Stripe
and a Dead Armadillo," Dr. Eugene Winkler, 30 Good Minutes,
Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1995. |
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"Touch the
Untouchable - Speak the Unspeakable," Dr. Edwina Hunter, 30 Good
Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1993. |
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"True Love and Its Implications," L. Gregory
Bloomquist, Saint Paul University, Ottawa. |
| Father
Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist,"
Commentary and Homily
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With Children:
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"The Good
Samaritan," Illustrating
the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity
sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Helping
Our Neighbor,"
"Good
Samaritan 2,"
"Good
Samaritan 3,"
Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church. |
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"Joanie and Her Mom Get a Little Help,"
children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com. |
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"The
Good Samaritan," Jennifer Edwards, The Children's Chapel. |
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"A Kind Man Sees
Life and Hope," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"A Neighbor's A
Neighbor," children's sermon, coloring page. Charles Kirkpatrick,
Sermons 4 Kids. |
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"Samaritan
Neighbor," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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"The Good
Samaritan,"
children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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Drama:
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"Can't Touch
This," Fred Lane, dramatix. |
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"The
Parable of the Caring American," Fred Lane, dramatix. |
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"Spilt Milk,"
Jenny Mitchell, dramatix. |
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"The Good Samaritan and a Bottle of Claret," Jennifer Short, Drama
Southwest. |
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"The Good Al-Qaida," Michael
English, Milton
Parish Church Drama Resources. |
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Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art, Luke 10:29, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
| Clip Art Images:
Luke 10:25-37,
Luke 10:25-37, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Luke 10:25-37 at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Liberation emphasis. |
| Luke 10:27, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds. |
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Mediocre
Samaritan,
Good
Samaritan Troubles,
Samaritans,
Samaritan
Ambulance,
Evaluation,
Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at
right-hand side of destination page. |
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The Good Samaritan,
Henry Martin, sermons4kids.com. |
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The Good
Samaritan PowerPoint Slide Masters. Henry
Martin, sermons4kids.com. |
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