Jezus - przyjaciel grzeszników. Homiletyczna interpretacja przypowieści o miłosiernym Samarytaninie (Łk 10,30-37)
Jesus – Friend of Sinners. A Homiletic Interpretation of the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10,30-37)

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to show the specific salvific dimension of the truth about God’s mercy toward sinners hidden in the pericope of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10, 30-37). The presented homiletic interpretation extracts the pericope’s kerygma using the criteria of contemporary hermeneutics for sacred texts and presenting it in a critical and liberating dialogue concerning human life. The parable of the Good Samaritan is read mostly from the perspective of “what must I do for my neighbor?” and “who should I love?” The article’s author, however, interprets it according to a different approach, starting with the questions: “What was done for me? Who loves me? Who is my loving neighbor?”In this perspective, the man beaten by robbers (cf. Lk 10:31) is me myself - a sinner; the Good Samaritan is Jesus Christ. It is in this context that at the end of the pericope the healed sinner is called to properly resound: “Go and do likewise” (Lk 10:37). With this approach, the dynamics of the kerygma in the above parable is clear. Preaching its message, we must first help the audience identify with the man ‘beaten by robbers,” and this should lead them to recognize their own sinfulness. In this context, we must then proclaim the message of the merciful and healing love of the Lord. Next, man redeemed in this way should be called to show this same mercy to other sinners.

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