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
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