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The Parable of the Unjust Steward or Parable of the Penitent Steward is a parable of Jesus which appears in Luke 16:1–13.In it, a steward who is about to be fired tries to "curry favor" with his master's debtors by remitting some of their debts. [1]
Luke 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the teachings and parables of Jesus Christ, including the account of the "rich man and Lazarus". [1] There is an "overriding concern with riches" in this chapter, although other topics are also covered. [2]
Tom Wright [15] and Joachim Jeremias [16] both treat it as a "parable". Proponents of this view argue that the story of Lazarus and the rich man has much in common with other stories which are agreed-upon parables, both in language and content (e.g. the reversal of fortunes, the use of antithesis, and concern for the poor).
For example, according to Luke 2:11 Jesus was the Christ at his birth, but in Acts 2:36 he becomes Christ at the resurrection, while in Acts 3:20 it seems his messiahship is active only at the parousia, the "second coming"; similarly, in Luke 2:11 he is the Saviour from birth, but in Acts 5:31 [44] he is made Saviour at the resurrection; and he ...
Luke 18:1–8 The Rich Fool: Luke 12:16–21 Dives and Lazarus: Luke 16:19–31 The Great Supper: Luke 14:15–24 The Prodigal Son: Luke 15:11–32 The Unjust Steward: Luke 16:1–9 The Unprofitable Servants: Luke 17:7–10 The Pharisee and the Publican: Luke 18:9–14
The Anchor Bible Commentary Series, created under the guidance of William Foxwell Albright (1891–1971), comprises a translation and exegesis of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Intertestamental Books (the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Deuterocanon/the Protestant Apocrypha; not the books called by Catholics and Orthodox "Apocrypha", which are widely called by Protestants ...
[13] "Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them" tell the apostles what happened, but are not believed. Peter goes to the tomb, sees the linen cloths, and is "amazed." [14] "And all that had been commanded them they told briefly to those around Peter." [15] First appearance of Jesus
A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles.It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature as characters, whereas parables have human characters. [1]