This ten-page undergraduate paper analyzes and interprets a selected text in Luke involving the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. The author uses scripture study tools, commentaries, concordances, bible thesauruses, textbooks, and other interpretive texts in order to ascertain the meaning of the parable. In the process, he takes into account the parable's historical context, its social and political setting, and various religious interpretations. Finally, he discusses literary form and why that form was chosen, the theme of the text, his original understanding of the text, and how it changed after completing his research.