Many Things in Parables Jesus and His Modern Critics

Name: Many Things in Parables Jesus and His Modern Critics
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ISBN: 9780664224271

ISBN-10: 066422427X

ISBN-13: 9780664224271

Edition: 2004

Authors: Charles W. Hedrick

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 6/21/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Theory



What Is a Parable? The Evidence from the Gospels



Where to Begin? First Steps in Reading the Parables of Jesus



Is Jesus Really the Author of the Parables? The Problem of Sources



Why Did Jesus Speak in Parables? Surveying the Literature



What Do Parables Present to the Reader? Realistic First-Century Fictions



What Does a Parable Mean? Caveats to Readers of the Parables



Strategies



Jesus the Figure Maker: Parable as Allegory, Metaphor, and Symbol



Jesus the Ethicist: Parable as Moral Lesson and Codification for Social Reform



Jesus the Existentialist and Bard: Parable as Existential Narrative and Poetic Fiction



How Does a Parable Resonate? Empowering the Reader


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index of Ancient Sources


Index of Modern Authors


Index of Parable Titles


Index of Selected Terms Related to Parables