Both the wealthy and religious elite are here condemned in their lust for power.
Luke later demonstrated that the true church sees and protects those whom the powerful oppress (Acts 6).
Luke later demonstrated that the true church sees and protects those whom the powerful oppress (Acts 6).
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Ben Hein
Luke 21:1-4 is an example of a text that has suffered from a long tradition of poor interpretation. The widow is not an exemplary giver, she is a victim of exemplary injustice. She is an illustration of a vulnerable one whose house is being devoured (20:47) by an exploitative religious system.
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