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Exegetical Considerations
Luke 16:19-31
17th Sunday after Pentecost/ September 26, 2004

1. How does this text
a. Relate to vv. 9-13?

b. Relate to vv. 14-18?

2. How does this text recall
a. 1:51-55?

b. 3:7-14?

c. 6:20-24?

d. 10:25-37?

3. What would have been the social status of the rich man?

a. What would have been common theological conclusions about such a social statue?

4. What would have been the social status of Lazarus?

a. What would have been common theological conclusions about such a social statue?

5. How does this story undercut such common theological conclusions about one’s social status?

6. What is the significance of
a. The tense and voice of enedidusketo in v. 19?

b. The use of euphrainomenos as it relates to its uses in 15:23,24,29,32?

c. The tense and voice of ebebleto, in v. 20?

d. The tense of eilkomenos in v. 20?

e. The voice of chortasthenai in v. 21?
f. The tense of epeleixhon in v. 21?

g. The tense and voice of esteriktai in v. 26?

h. The emphatic use of ouchi in v. 30?

i. The conditional clauses in vv. 30-31?

7. How does the contrast of closeness/farness between the rich man and Lazarus in vv. 19-21 and vv. 23,26 serve the theological claims of the text?

8. Ultimately, why does Lazarus end up where he does, and why does the rich man end up where he does?

9. In v. 24, how does the rich man understand mercy?

a. In Luke’s gospel, how is mercy to be understood?

b. How does the rich man continue to evaluate Lazarus?

10. What is the theological problem of the 5 brothers?

a. In light of Luke 24 as well as the Book of Acts, how might vv. 29-31 contain some theological ironies?

11. How does perception and use of our social position and possessions relate to that of the rich man and his family in this story?

a. Where is there gospel in this story?

b. Where is there law in this story?