Was Jesus a Socialist?: An Analysis of the Lucan Message Concerning Charity for the Poor
Author: Keysel Besa Discipline: Religious Studies
ABSTRACT: The fractious culture wars between the political Left and Right occasionally delve into matters of Christian theology and New Testament insights conKMZVQVO \PM XZWXMZ [\Z]K\]ZM WN [WKQM\a 1V XIZ\QK]TIZ there has been contention surrounding Jesus’s message and predisposal towards the economically and socially LQ[XW[[M[[ML ;WUM PI^M IZO]ML \PI\ 2M[][¼[ I[[WKQI\QWV with the poor and downtrodden is indicative of his alignment with the fundamental ideas of democratic [WKQITQ[U 5MIV_PQTM [WUM PI^M IZO]ML \PM WXXWsite claim - that Jesus embodied capitalist views and _W]TL JM WXXW[ML \W \PM KMV\ZIT \MVM\[ WN [WKQITQ[U This paper attempts to transcend such problematic exegetical debates on the Scriptures, particularly the Lucan writings which contain some of the most crucial XI[[IOM[ IJW]\ 2M[][¼[ KTW[M I[[WKQI\QWV _Q\P \PM XWWZ 5WZM [XMKQÅKITTa \PQ[ XIXMZ IZO]M[ \PI\ \PM KMV\ZIT idea that undergirds Jesus’s message concerning the underprivileged and oppressed is grounded in individuIT ZM[XWV[QJQTQ\a _______________________________________
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