many see as the model for the samaritan's neighborly behavior in the parable. in chronicles, northern israelite ancestors of samaritans treat judean enemies as fellow-israelite neighbors. after comparing the earlier account with the later parable presented to the expert in israel's religious law, evans concludes: "given the number and significance of these parallels and points of correspondence it is hard to imagine how a first-century scholar of scripture could hear the parable and not think of the story of the merciful samaritans of 2 chronicles 28."