THE BRAZILIAN GENTLEMAN

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THE NUCLEAR FAMILY



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THE MARK

Maurice Nicholl 1953

Page 139

I T is necessary to go back to the fifteenth chapter of Luke to gain the setting in which, first, the Parable of the Prodigal Son is placed, and then, immediately following it, the Parable of the Unjust Steward.

The Pharisees are murmuring against Christ because he eats with publicans and sinners. In their idea of religion, in their external view of it, this is a sin. They say: 'This man receives sinners and eats with them.' Christ then gives the Parable of the Lost Sheep:

'What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilder- ness and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and his neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that,. even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, which need no repentance.' (Luke XV-4-7)

This may seem simple at first sight, but it is not by any means easy to follow. In the narrative, a shepherd goes forth and searches after what is lost until he finds it and brings it home. In the explanation a sinner repents. What is the con-nection?

Let us look at the Parable of the Lost Piece of Silver which follows immediately afterwards:

'Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it? And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I have lost. Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.' (Luke xv.8-l0)

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