A History of Recent Interpretation of the Parable of the Unjust Steward
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THERE is little question that the parable of the unjust steward in Luke 16:1-13 is one of the most difficult of all Jesus' parables to interpret. In this pericope a steward seems to be commended for dishonest behavior and made an example for Jesus' disciples. As one of the most influential interpreters of the parable has said, "Much as commentators disagree as to the meaning of the parable of the Steward, all are agreed as to the embarrassment it has caused." It has been called the crux interpretum among the parables, the "problem child of parable exegesis [Schwerzenskind der Parabelexegese]," "the prince among the difficult parables," and "a notorious puzzle." Not surprisingly, "the literature dealing with the parable of the unjust
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