An Alternative Biblical Reading on Luke13:1-9

The issue of nationalism is an important postcolonial concern and as such it is strongly linked to imperialism. The most significant questions posed by postcolonial discourse are: How should we consider the colonial history (which is influenced by imperialism), and how should we reread and reconstruct our past histories, cultures and texts? In this regard, I would like to investigate the issue of nationalism by means of postcolonial discourse. The term ‘nationalism’ is intimately connected to the terms ‘identity’, ‘belonging’ and ‘solidarity.’ Nationalism is part of national identity and is a cultural and political discourse which works differently in each society. There is no general and universal meaning of nationalism for whole nations. We need to point out that the term ‘nationalism’ contains ambiguous aspects.