Jesus’s purpose for the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:30-35 is that he was responding to a question of an expert in the law. He was asking, in regards to loving one’s neighbor, who is one’s neighbor: “And who is my neighbor?” Thus, Jesus was specifically revealing who one’s neighbor is. Throughout His parable, Jesus provided several key elements: the specific dangerous area, the road from Jerusalem to Jericho; the person in need, who was half dead; the two men who ignored the half-dead man, the priest and the Levite; and the Samaritan who provided assistance to an abundant extent towards the half dead man. By your paper stating that “several of the streetlights were out” in regards to the road the Reverend traveled, you successfully