A Study on the Intertextuality Between Plato’s Myth of Er and Luke’s Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man
Focusing on the Intertextual Reader
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21453391 |
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| Authors | Wookyoung Lee (0000-0002-7468-4455, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 99-108 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biblical Theology Bulletin Journal of Bible and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0146-1079 • E-ISSN: 1945-7596 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/01461079261447358 |
| OpenAlex | W7160936963 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This study explores the intertextual relationship between Plato’s Myth of Er and Luke’s Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man. It examines how a reader familiar with Plato’s work as an ante-text interprets Luke’s parable. By identifying echoes of the Myth of Er within Luke’s narrative, the reader establishes Plato’s text as the geno-text and Luke’s parable as the pheno-text. Through comparative analysis, the reader discerns thematic and structural commonalities, thereby confirming intertextuality. Contrasting the two narratives further reveals differences, enabling the reader to construct meaning in the pheno-text through the framework of the geno-text. Ultimately, the reader interprets the pheno-text’s message while transcending the geno-text’s influence. This process demonstrates how intertextual reading can enrich biblical interpretation
Construct (python library) · Intertextuality · Meaning (existential) · Mythology · Narrative · Reading (process) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
| Highly cited | No |
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