Triada etica como clave hermeneutica en la sanacion del paralítico de Bethesda.

Abstract

This paper proposes a hermeneutical reading of John 5:1–18 based on Carolina Montero's ethical triad—vulnerability, recognition, and reparation—to shed light on specific situations of suffering and exclusion in the peasant and indigenous communities of Río Negro, Huila. After presenting the sociocultural context of the narrative, the passage is delineated and structured, highlighting Jesus' healing initiative and the tension with Sabbath legalism. From the category of vulnerability, it shows how Jesus' effective word reconstitutes the dignity of the subject; recognition opens the possibility of community reintegration; and reparation calls for an ecclesial praxis that transforms scenarios of death into new ways of life. Finally, pastoral guidelines are offered for processes of healing and rebuilding the social fabric from the perspective of Christian hope.