A hamis sáfár történetének rabszolgapéldázatként való kontextualizálása és egyházi értelmezése
The Contextualisation of the Parable of the Unjust Steward as a Slave Parable and Its Ecclesiastical Interpretation

Summary/Abstract: The parable of the unjust steward is considered one of Jesus’ most puzzling parables. After more than two thousand years of interpretation, 21st century parable scholarship is offering new interpretations of this extremely difficult parable. While much has been written from a reader-response perspective, very few scholars have attempted to apply current postcolonial interpretations to the social context of the parable. By doing so, and incorporating social-scientific criticism and biblical hermeneutics, intriguing new insights may emerge. This article proposes that the unjust steward was a slave who used his wisdom and shrewdness to seize the single opportunity available to him to liberate himself from his master’s dominion. Consequently, when this interpretation is contextualized within an ecclesiastical framework, valuable lessons for the church may be uncovered.

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