forthcoming when we remember the grossly legal proclivity of the man to whom the narrative primarily refers, and especially his interpretation of the command to love our neighbour, as indicated by his question, “Who is neighbour to me?” an interpretation which gave occasion to the whole narrative. The priest is introduced as a representative of this proclivity and this hair-splitting interpretation of the command, such as was characteristic of the Jewish hierarchy and scribes of those days. Like
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