Emphasis Preaching Journal
There are four different paradigms...
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There are four different paradigms functioning on the path to Jericho. The first is that of the original traveler. He knowingly takes the risk on the road so that he can get from one place to another. Viewing the treacherous terrain and the possibilities that are presented to them, the robbers on the road take advantage of the wary traveler. The two religious individuals consider their reputation on the road, not wanting to soil their purity for temple and priestly functions by coming into contaminating contact with a possibly dead person.