Catch the Bird But Watch the Wave

A Pacific Sociorhetorical Reading of Luke 18:18-30

af Fatilua Fatilua

This contextual biblical reading of Luke 18:18-30 (the encounter between Jesus and the rich ruler) foregrounds the political and economic context of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). The reading carefully explores the biblical text's context, an exploration that includes looking at specific intertextual sources and engaging scholars from Asian and African contexts. The reading is then applied to a contextual biblical approach to poverty in Samoan society. The contextual bibli... (Læs mere)