Love Thy Neighbor: The Expansive Command
John Hartung asserted in “Love Thy Neighbor: The Evolution of In-Group Morality” that the command to love, and the later use of it by Jesus, does not apply to everyone but only to those within one’s own group. Through a close reading of Leviticus and the Gospel of Matthew, this essay questions Hartu...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wipf and Stock Publishers
2020
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Socio-historical examination of religion and ministry
Year: 2020, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 143-155 |
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Summary: | John Hartung asserted in “Love Thy Neighbor: The Evolution of In-Group Morality” that the command to love, and the later use of it by Jesus, does not apply to everyone but only to those within one’s own group. Through a close reading of Leviticus and the Gospel of Matthew, this essay questions Hartung’s hermeneutic and assesses his conclusion as erroneous. By interrogating the world of the text using a literary method, this essay argues for an appreciation of the complexity of the language and the importance of literary context. |
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ISSN: | 2637-7500 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Socio-historical examination of religion and ministry
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.33929/sherm.2020.vol2.no2.08 |