The Samaritan ‘brought him to an inn’ : revisiting πανδοχεῖον in Luke 10:34
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Van Eck, Ernest
Van Niekerk, Robert J.
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This article traces the meaning of κατάλυμά and πανδοχεῖον in available Roman-Egypt papyri, the LXX, early-Jewish literature, and Greek writings to determine the meaning of πανδοχεῖον [inn] used in Luke 10:34. It is argued that a lexical study of κατάλυμά and πανδοχεῖον and available information on travel in the ancient world indicate that there is no evidence for the so-called non-commercial inns in the ancient world and that commercial inns and innkeepers, in principle, were all 'bad'. In conclusion, the implications of this understanding of πανδοχεῖον and πανδοκεύς (Lk 10:34, 35) for the possible intended meaning of the parable are discussed, a conclusion that begs further research regarding the identity of the protagonist in the parable.
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Samaritan, Roman-Egypt papyri, LXX, Greek writers, Early-Jewish literature, Meaning of inn
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Van Eck, E. & Van Niekerk, R.J., 2018, ‘The Samaritan “brought him to an inn”: Revisiting πανδοχεῖον in Luke 10:34’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 74(4), a5195. https:// doi.org/10.4102/hts.v74i4.5195.