{"id":32494,"date":"2022-12-28T14:15:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T06:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www4.hkbts.edu.hk\/?p=32494"},"modified":"2024-01-31T12:38:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T04:38:51","slug":"love-thy-neighbor-theological-interpretation-of-karl-barth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hkbts.edu.hk\/en\/?p=32494\/","title":{"rendered":"\"Love Thy Neighbor\": Theological Interpretation of Karl Barth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>\u201cLove Thy Neighbor\u201d: Theological Interpretation of Karl Barth<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#235ba8\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>SHEA Chi Fung<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLove thy neighbor\u201d is one of the most popular biblical phrases. We often use it to advocate caring for the poor in our communities. This paper is intended to offer a different reading. In&nbsp;<em>Church Dogmatics<\/em>&nbsp;I\/2, Karl Barth suggests that the biblical notion of \u201cmy neighbor\u201d is not a receiver of help but a benefactor sent from God to bring the divine compassion to God\u2019s children. The main contribution of this paper is to make available this theological reading to the Chinese Christian communities. The paper has four sections. The first two sections are an account of Barth&#039;s objection to the popular reading of this commandment and his exposition of the story of Good Samaritan (Lk10:25-37). They are followed by an analysis of the Christological ground of his reading. 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