Background
The Bible World
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First Century Judaism
From Preaching to Printing
Oral Cultures
What is a Person?
The Bible
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Formation of the New Testament
How the Gospel Came to Be
Luke & The Good Samaritan
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Poetic Features of the Parable
The Rhetoric of Music about GS
How Stories Entice Us
How Ironic - A Samaritan!
Storytelling in Antiquity
Paradigm Clash in GS
Example Stories in Luke's Gospel
What is a Parable?
Parables in Luke
Luke the Gospel Writer
The New World of Electronic Media
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Education in the Emerging Media...
Scholarship and Decision-Making...
Luke 10.25-37
The Frame Story, Luke 10.25-29
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Luke's View of Jesus
Education in Helenism
Education in Ancient Israel
Expert in the Law of Moses
Oral and Written Law
Loving Your Neighbor
Summarizing the Law
Inheriting Eternal Life
The Great Commandment
What is a "Neighbor"?
Violence on the Road, Luke 10.30
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Jerusalem
Jericho
Social World of Bandits
Descending Jerusalem to Jericho
Roads and Travel
What's Happening in the Story?
Victims and Violence
Victim in the Ditch
Passersby, Luke 10.31-32
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Lev 17.26: Traditions of Holiness
Holiness and Danger
Priests
Levites as Temple Officials
The Compassionate Enemy, Luke 10.33
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Samaria
The Samaritans: Then and Now
Saved by a Foreigner
Compassion and Mercy
Healing, Luke 10.34-35
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Miracle, Medicine, and Magic
Inns and Innkeeping
The Good Samaritan's Money
Conclusion, Luke 10.36-37
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Good Samaritan in Art
Liturgy and the Good Samaritan
GS in Music and Multimedia
Brother from Another Planet & GS
Good Samaritan in English Literature
GS in African American Culture
GS in Asian-American Cultures
History of Interpretation
Readings by Nicaraguan Peasants