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> that was the terms set The terms do not include free support. Basically, Marak is just saying he won't go back to the vineyard to work for free, but he will
by yiyus 6y ago
> that was the terms set
The terms do not include free support.
Basically, Marak is just saying he won't go back to the vineyard to work for free, but he will if he gets paid a fair salary. Else, the landowner will have to search for new workers.
- Igelau 6y agoIt's a parable wherein the landowner is the Christian god, the work of the vineyard is the work of his will, and the denarius is salvation. It doesn't have anything to do with people getting paid fairly, it has to do with the Christian god's generosity disrupting notions of fairness.
- yiyus 6y agoSorry, but I don't get your point. I think that, independently of the original meaning of the parable (which is not at all what we are discussing here), it indeed is a nice example of having to accept the terms you negotiated without looking at what terms others get. I used the same example to explain why I think this situation is a bit different. But it is just an analogy, nobody is claiming this is the right interpretation of the biblical text.
- perfmode 6y agothe parable serves to introduce the idea of fundamental dignity in contrast to conventional notions of reason and merit. and ought not be taken as youve suggested
- Buttons840 6y agoPeople ought and do take whatever they please from the Bible.