tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413255903635841208.post3591738840493523295..comments2023-11-25T06:26:38.736-05:00Comments on On the Jericho Road: Thursdays with Luke #19Michael Ruffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387955769638547701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413255903635841208.post-20001796628869693122007-09-20T10:40:00.000-04:002007-09-20T10:40:00.000-04:00Philip,I remember reading your post on vertical an...Philip,<BR/><BR/>I remember reading your post on vertical and horizontal readings and I concur with your conclusions. We just have to make some decisions in dealing with a text. As you correctly note, I in this series pretty much try to take Luke on Luke's own terms, which I think is valid. At the same time, I value a canonical approach in which you try to place the text in its overall Michael Ruffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387955769638547701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413255903635841208.post-58827530646898490852007-09-20T10:32:00.000-04:002007-09-20T10:32:00.000-04:00I recently posted an article concerning the differ...I recently posted an article concerning the difference between vertical and horizontal readings of books. This post is a perfect reflection of that reality, for if you read vertically, which it seems you have done here, then "the poor" in v.20 appears to comes across as a material and social status set against the rich. That readinig also fits in nicely with Luke's continual theme of Christ's PhilipMeade.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433997081453084698noreply@blogger.com