"ordinary" people can be our neighbors, not just the "good" people. The parable as pronounced by Jesus is far more inclusive than the retconned version.
Current era example:
replace Samaritan with Palestinian, keeping the main character Jewish. Well, of course a "good" Palestinian would help a Jew who had been waylaid by bandits. But how many "good' Palestinians might there be these days ??
But an "ordinary" Palestinian might do the same ???
See the difference ??
Adding that word "good" to the parable mutes, blunts, dulls, neuters and obscures the point of it.
Current era example:
replace Samaritan with Palestinian, keeping the main character Jewish. Well, of course a "good" Palestinian would help a Jew who had been waylaid by bandits. But how many "good' Palestinians might there be these days ??
But an "ordinary" Palestinian might do the same ???
See the difference ??
Adding that word "good" to the parable mutes, blunts, dulls, neuters and obscures the point of it.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
