Parable of the Good Samaritan Snodgrass writes that "While one cannot exclude that Luke has joined two originally separate narratives, evidence for this is not convincing." The "Oxford Bible Commentary" notes: The unexpected appearance of the Samaritan led Joseph Halévy to suggest that the parable originally involved "a priest, a Levite, and an Israelite", in line with contemporary Jewish stories, and that Luke changed the parable to be more familiar to a gentile audience." Halévy further suggests that, in real life, it was unlikely that a Samaritan would actually have been found on the road between Jericho and Jerusalem, although others claim that there was
Parable of the Good Samaritan he was one who never could Pass by the other side. An honest man whom men called soft, While laughing in their sleeves — No doubt in business ways he oft Had fallen amongst thieves."</poem> John Gardiner Calkins Brainard also wrote a poem on the theme. Dramatic film adaptations of the Parable of the Good Samaritan include "Samaritan", part of the widely acclaimed "Modern Parables" DVD Bible study series. "Samaritan", which sets the parable in modern times, stars Antonio Albadran in the role of the Good Samaritan. The English composer, Benjamin Britten, was commissioned to write a piece to mark