The Priest and Levite as Temple Representatives

by Michael Blythe

The parable of the good Samaritan is well-known, yet scholarship has not plumbed the depths of its meaning within its first-century Palestinian context. For the majority of Christian history, the parable has suffered either from extreme allegorical treatments or from unimaginative readings limiting the parable to a single-point example story of virtue. A creative reading employing social and historical methods generates a refreshing telling of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666771414
• ISBN13: 9781666771411
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"