Parable of the Wicked Tenants An Inquiry into Parable Interpretation

Name: Parable of the Wicked Tenants An Inquiry into Parable Interpretation
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ISBN: 9781610971522

ISBN-10: 1610971523

ISBN-13: 9781610971522

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Authors: Klyne Snodgrass

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Despite its importance, the parable of the wicked tenants has been an enigma to modern interpretation. The approaches to the parable have been quite varied. Some interpreters place this parable at the apex of the ministry of Jesus, while others assign little importance to it or virtually ignore it. In some cases the conclusions drawn have been unsatisfactory either because of presuppositions that are too rigid or that have been shown to be erroneous by recent developments. Any discussion of the parable is necessarily a complex one in that it involves the relation of the three Synoptic accounts, an assessment of the account in the Gospel of Thomas, the religious and economic background in…

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Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 6/6/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 150
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Klyne Snodgrass (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is professor of biblical literature and holder of the Paul W. Brandel Chair of New Testament Studies at North Park Theological Seminary.



Preface


Abbreviations


Introduction



Attempts to Interpret the Parable


Adolf Jï¿½licher


The De-Allegorizing Approach


Werner Georg Kï¿½mmel


Novel Approaches



What Methold Should be Used?


Can a Parable be an Allegory?


Other Methodological Considerations



The Cultural Setting of the Parable



An Analysis of the Parable and its Development


Comparison of the Various Accounts


The Development of the Tradition



The Origin and Meaning of the Parable


The Owner and his Vineyard


The Tenants and the Servants


The Son


The Judgment Pronouncement


The Stone


The Parable as a Unit


Conclusions


Appendix: The Wordplay Between $ and $


Bibliography


Monographs and Commentaries


Articles


Dissertations


Index of Passages Cited


Index of Persons