fallen+among+thieves

Fallen Among Theives


This is a relation to[| Luke 10:30]in the bible, "And Jesus answering said, A certain //man// went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded //him//, and departed, leaving //him// half dead."

The story goes on to express how a priest and a Levite walked right by the hurt individual, but a Samaritan was willing to help the injured. The moral of the story being, act like the person who shows mercy towards an individual.

This immediate connection to the biblical passage helps to set up the remainder of the poem's context.

The picture to the left also depics the biblical story, making both the painting and poem ekphrastic works.