the story of the good samaritan, in the pauline gospel of luke x. 25-37, related to illustrate the meaning of the word "neighbor," possesses a feature which puzzles the student of rabbinical lore. the kind samaritan who comes to the rescue of the men that had fallen among the robbers, is contrasted with the unkind priest and levite; whereas the third class of jews—i.e., the ordinary israelites who, as a rule, follow the cohen and the levite are omitted; and therefore suspicion is aroused regarding the original form of the story. if "samaritan" has been substituted by the anti-judean gospel-writer for the original "israelite," no reflection was intended by jesus upon jewish teaching concerning the meaning of neighbor; and the lesson implied is that he who is in need must be the object of our love.