Parables of the Kingdom: Jesus and the Use of Parables in the Synoptic TraditionLiturgical Press, 2007 - 191 pagini Do you not understand this parable? is a question Jesus posed to his disciples (Mark 4:13). Just as the first disciples often did not understand Jesus ' many parables, so it is for listeners and readers nearly two thousand years later. In Parables of the Kingdom, Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan helps readers to hear and see and understand the parables of Jesus. She offers a general introduction to the use of parables in the life and ministry of Jesus and the early church. In addition, Getty-Sullivan helps readers learn to interpret parables, to enter into what the parables can reveal about Jesus and his audience, about the evangelists and their communities, and about how we are to understand the Kingdom of God today. Parables of the Kingdom helps us hear and see Jesus ' parables with new eyes and renewed hearts 'thereby allowing the parables to transform our lives and help us respond with new conviction to the gospel's power in our world. Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan holds an S.T.D. from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. She has been teaching New Testament courses in colleges and seminaries for more than thirty years and has recently retired from teaching full time to devote more time to writing and lecturing. Mary Ann has written several commentaries on the Letters of Saint Paul. Her recent books include Women in the New Testament published by Liturgical Press. |
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... Jews familiar with the prophesies and promises of the Scriptures , especially through the prophets . Eventu- ally ... Jewish . The Scriptures were used by the community to explain Jesus ' identity as well as to describe what was ...
... Jewish uprising against Rome ( 66-72 ) , when Rome was cracking down on the rebels . In addition , Nero ( Emperor 54-68 ) had shown Rome's cruelty against any perceived threat to its sovereignty . The Christians Mark addressed were ...
... Jewish leadership there who are conspiring to put him to death . The parable appears to give them all the impetus they need to turn their treacherous conspiracy to put Jesus to death into action . Finally , two small parables 18 ...
... Jews daily , reminding them of their fundamental belief in the gift of the covenant by which they are God's chosen people : Hear , O Israel ! The ... Jewish people . At first it may appear that this parable is told 22 Parables of the Kingdom.
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Cuprins
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Chapter 3 | 35 |
Parables Matthew Shared with Mark | 49 |
Parables as Matthew Tells Them | 77 |
Parables According to Luke | 113 |
Parables of Lukes Travel Narrative | 136 |
Conclusion | 169 |
Glossary of Basic Terms for the Study of the Parables | 183 |
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