The Parable of the Samaritan: A Countercultural Proposal

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/phai.v19i2.2267

Keywords:

Samaritan, parable, solidarity, countercultural, sociocutural context, metaphor, historicity, Jesus of Nazareth

Abstract

This article tries to approach an interpretative reading of the Parable of the Samaritan from the text and the context to deepen it; that is to say, to go beyond a simple reading whose teaching is Christian practice but seen in isolation. It aims to introduce the reader to the text from a Christological perspective. That is, to see in the parable a metaphor of Jesus of Nazareth and his action in favor of the Kingdom of justice that appeals to the God whose entrails are of mercy. And, in this sense - as E. Schweizer says - see how Jesus is the parable of God. Therefore, the parable contains much more than a simple teaching. It expresses the infinite and saving love of God, made in the person of Jesus of Nazareth.

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Author Biography

Paola Polo Medina, Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón

Doctora en Teología por la Universidad de Deusto (España). Licenciada en Teología por la Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (El Salvador, C.A.). Licenciada en Educación por la Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (Perú) y estudiante de Maestría en Docencia Universitaria en la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado
Corazón (Perú). Labora como docente en el Departamento de Filosofía y Teología en la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón. Su campo de investigación y publicación se centra en torno a la teología y la mujer desde la perspectiva inclusiva.

Published

2020-12-30

How to Cite

Polo Medina, P. (2020). The Parable of the Samaritan: A Countercultural Proposal. Phainomenon, 19(2), 205–229. https://doi.org/10.33539/phai.v19i2.2267