Textweek ATLAS July 14, 2013 Proper 10C / Ordinary 15C / Pentecost +8

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Proper 10C / Ordinary 15C / Pentecost +8

July 14, 2013

Henrich, Sarah, "Luke-Acts: How Do You Read? (Luke 10:25)?" Currents in Theology and Mission, 2000. 
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"One of Luke's salient qualities in an ability to keep an audience off balance."

Jones, Peter Rhea, "The Love Command in Parable - Luke 10:25-37,"Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1979. 
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"One suspects that difficulty of interpretation lies not with understanding the second most famous parable but with applying it, yet careful attention to the text enriches the traditional interpretation. Sharper focus must begin by grasping the context."

Moessner, Jeanne Stevenson, "Preaching the Good Samaritan: A Feminist Perspective," Journal for Preachers, 1995. 
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"It is only from the periphery of the parable, from the side of the road, wounded and devalued, as one receives the mirroring of God's perfect love through the compassion of the Good Samaritan, that a person has a kairotic moment of understanding that she/ he is of cosmic concern and immense worth to God. This is the foundational understanding of a loved self. Love of self in this Biblical sense is always interconnected with love of God and neighbor, thus avoiding the dangers of narcissism, ontological individualism, selfishness, utilitarian individualism, egotism, and romantic individualism which posits the isolated self as the only valid reality in the universe with the maximization of self-interest."

Powery, Emerson, "Under the Gaze of the Empire: Who Is My Neighbor?"Interpretation, 19:18. (Issue focus: "Neighbor")
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"The New Testament appropriates Leviticus 19:18 in a variety of contexts. 'Love your neighbor' is a central injunction for all followers of Jesus. The task is to determine who is the 'neighbor.'"

Roberts, Samuel K., "Becoming the Neighbor: Virtue Theory and the Problem of Neighbor Identity," Interpretation, 2008. (Issue focus: "Neighbor")
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"Ethical theories consistent with Christian moral sensibilities must assure each neighbor's dignity and recognize his or her unique needs. While utilitarian ethics and duty-based ethics may fail to some degree in these respects, virtue ethics offers perspectives that echo more faithfully the parable of the Good Samaritan."