Summary Of The Apology By Socrates

Paradox statements like, when Jesus announces to his people, “A disciple is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully qualified will be like teacher. Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye” (1277). Jesus claims that how can an individual help someone else if they cannot help themselves. Therefore, scholars Johnson and Daniel both argue that “Acts should be read in the light of the Gospel” in order to understand the literary patterns and paradox established. Thus, both scholars stated that the narrative in Acts must be also read as the continuation and confirmation of the Gospel story, “where Jesus is shown as the prophet sent by God to visit the people”. Hence, much of Jesus responses are in the passive voice and are unclear until it is deeply analyzed and understood. Everyone in town who had misjudged them understood who Jesus was, a righteous and devoted man, once Jesus life came to an end. The vivid images that Luke
The phrase, if the past is a clue of the present, then the present must be a clue of the past. Ironically these are statements that would by used in The Apology by Socrates, who is wise and speaks out his belief. On the contrary, Jesus can be compared to Socrates because both are wise and died because according to the people, their teachings were implementing evil across the town. However, what is used in The Gospel According to Luke is Jesus own form of paradox statements like the ones in The Apology. For example, Jesus states a parable that is contradicting, “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit?” (1277). Here one can see that Jesus uses key lessons taught by this eschatological framework which are both pragmatic and paradoxical. Whereas, in some cases, Jesus addresses his followers either in simple imperatives “Follow me!” or in enigmatic parables, which aren’t clear at