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The parable of the shrewd or unjust/dishonest steward manager 1 has been a crux interpretum for exegetes. According to Joseph A. Fitzmyer, "There are few passages in the Synoptic Gospel more puzzling than the well-known story about the dishonest manager (Unjust Steward).... whether a clear and definite explanation of this story will ever be arrived at is hard to say" (Fitzmyer, 1974: 161). L. John Topel echoes similar sentiments about the parable: "The literature dealing with the parable of the unjust steward is staggering, and after all the effort expended its meaning still eludes us. Indeed more than any other parable, it can be expected to keep its mystery for future generations of exegetes for it bristles with difficulties" (216). The celebrated French exegete M. J. Lagrange is reported to have said of the same parable: "I admit that it is not easy to preach on this subject because many people imagine that only an edifying story can be told in church" (Fitzmyer, 1974:161). The parable is puzzling, mystifying, and unedifying because the reader has been