In the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus seems to come down on the side of the broadest possible application of the love ethic. And by emphasizing a particular type of love – the gut-wrenching kind – ...

This is when he told the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), to explain that people should love everyone, including their enemies. It is easy to love friends and family, but it is much ...

One of the most important Christian ethicists of the previous century (at least of the Protestant variety) was Paul Ramsey ...

It is the parable of the Good Samaritan. It’s found in Luke 10. To paraphrase the story, a traveler is robbed and left for dead on the side of the road. A priest walks by and goes to the other ...

Luke is the only gospel writer who tells the parables of the prodigal son (15:11-32) and the good Samaritan (10:25-37). He alone tells us the stories of Mary and Martha (10:38-42) and of the ...

A Good Samaritan Law is being considered in ... The term originates from a biblical parable in the Gospel of Luke, where a Samaritan man helps a stranger who has been beaten and left by the ...