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A 5 page exegetical examination of Luke 18:1-8. This passage of scripture relates the parable of the "persistent widow," a narrative that deals with persistence and prayer. This exegetical examination of this scripture follows the method outlined by Michael S. Gorman (2001). The writer compares the passage to other translations and, also, briefly touches on theories to the origin of Luke's gospel. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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by Michael S. Gorman (2001), who sees the goal of exegesis as achieving a "credible and coherent understanding of the text on its own terms and its own context" (p.
9). Primarily, Gorman equates exegesis with "investigation," in which the exegete endeavors to answer various simple questions that are frequently suggested "by the text itself" (p. 9). One of
the principal questions that Gorman (2002) suggests is "Whats going on here?" The parable of the "Persistent Widow" is quite simple. Jesus states the point to the story
as a means of introduction. Luke 18:1 reads: "Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up" (NIV).
The parable features a judge, who neither "feared God nor cared about men" and a widow who kept coming to the judge with the plea, "Grant me justice against
my adversary" (Luke 18:2-3). The judge habitually refuses her request till, finally, he tells himself "I will see that she gets justice, so that she wont eventually wear me
out with her coming?" (Luke 18:4-5). At this point, the parable ends, but Jesus continues speaking and says the disciples should pay particular attention to what the "unjust judge"
says, emphasizing that God will bring justice to his chosen ones who cry out for his help. These truth are put in a series of questions that force the disciples
to consider Jesus word and their meaning. Then, Jesus associates the parable with his own ministry saying, "...when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the
earth?" (Luke 18:8). As the parable states, the wicked and iron-hearted judge who cared nothing for his fellow men, eventually is worn down by the pleas of the
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