From Persuasion to Acceptance of Closeness: La Projimidad as an Essential Attribute of God in Luke 10:25–37

The linguistic method of the New Rhetoric and Argumentation (developed by authors such as Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca) seeks to persuade an audience utilizing logical and practical arguments, in order to achieve adherence to a thesis that wants to be effectively communicated. This meth...

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Authors: Bedoya Bonilla, Diego Fernando (Author) ; Arboleda Mora, Carlos 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2022
In: Open theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-113
Further subjects:B Neighbor
B Event
B parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37)
B New Rhetoric and Argumentation
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Summary:The linguistic method of the New Rhetoric and Argumentation (developed by authors such as Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca) seeks to persuade an audience utilizing logical and practical arguments, in order to achieve adherence to a thesis that wants to be effectively communicated. This method can be applied to biblical texts to convince about an issue and produce a performative (transforming) effect. This article aims to apply some elements of this method to the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37. Jesus, with the argumentative force of metaphor, not only answers the question "who is my neighbor?" but also reveals an eventual attribute of God: closeness. In the Samaritan, who is moved with compassion to care for a wounded man, God’s proximity is revealed. In the Samaritan’s mercy, God is manifested as an event of closeness.
ISSN:2300-6579
Contains:Enthalten in: Open theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/opth-2022-0195