parable of the Good Samaritan
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The parable of the Good Samaritan is a biblical story told by Jesus that illustrates radical neighborly love and compassion that transcends social, ethnic, and religious boundaries.
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| instanceOf |
New Testament narrative
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biblical parable → moral story → teaching of Jesus → |
| addressedTo |
Jewish audience
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a lawyer → |
| concludesWithCommand |
Go and do likewise
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| contrasts |
religious indifference and active mercy
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| culturalImpact |
term Good Samaritan in everyday language
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| featuresAction |
a Levite passes by
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a Samaritan helps the wounded man → a man is robbed and beaten → a priest passes by → the Samaritan bandages the man’s wounds → the Samaritan pays for the man’s care → the Samaritan takes the man to an inn → |
| foundIn |
Gospel of Luke
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| foundInChapter |
Luke 10
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| foundInVerses |
Luke 10:25–37
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| illustrates |
compassion in action
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love for enemies or despised groups → priority of mercy over ritual purity → radical neighborly love → |
| includesCharacter |
a Levite
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a Samaritan → a man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho → a priest → an innkeeper → robbers → |
| influencedConcept |
Good Samaritan laws
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charitable ethics in Christian theology → |
| language |
Koine Greek (original text)
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| moral |
compassion transcends social divisions
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everyone is a neighbor → true neighborliness is shown by action → |
| promptedByQuestion |
Who is my neighbor?
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| setting |
road from Jerusalem to Jericho
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| spokenBy |
Jesus
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| theme |
breaking social barriers
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compassion → ethnic and religious boundaries → interpretation of the Law → love of neighbor → mercy → practical charity → |
| usedAsMetaphorFor |
anyone who helps a stranger in need
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| usedIn |
Christian preaching
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moral education → |
Referenced by (5)
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Gospel of Luke
("Parable of the Good Samaritan")
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The Good Samaritan statue
("Good Samaritan")
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depicts |
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Parable of the Good Samaritan
("the Samaritan pays for the man’s care")
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featuresAction |
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The Good Samaritan statue
("Parable of the Good Samaritan")
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Fratelli tutti
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