ABSTRACT
Two parables unique to the Gospel of Luke, namely, that of the Parable of the Rich Man with an Estate (Lk. 12.16–21) and the Parable of the Rich Man with a Luxurious Life Style and a Beggar (Lk. 16.19–31) that appear in the Lukan travel section is read from the Indian experiences of the marginalized communities and the social experiences of an oppressed community in the 1st-century Palestine to which the parables were first addressed. A survey of contemporary social conditions and inequalities in India is provided. The attempt helped towards identifying certain tentative guidelines that may be of help in the study and interpretation of the Bible from an Indian perspective.
