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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... Mark 16 Chapter 3 Parables Matthew Shared with Mark 49 Chapter 4 Parables as Matthew Tells Them 77 Chapter 5 Parables According to Luke 113 Chapter 6 Parables of Luke's Travel Narrative 136 Conclusion 169 Appendix Parables in the ...
... Mark , and Luke , in particular , parables can mean proverbs , examples , similes , allegories , as well as the more familiar , expanded metaphors in narrative form , which are the object of our study . Once we understand that , we are ...
... Jesus explains the meaning of several of the metaphors he used ( Mark 4 : 15-17 and parallels in other gospels ) . For example , the seed sown on the pathways represents how the temptations of Satan rob 4 Parables of the Kingdom.
... Mark , the earliest of the gospels to be written , proclaim the arrival of the " kingdom of God . " Mark pictures Jesus suddenly announcing , after being baptized and emerging from the desert where he was tempted , " This is the time of ...
... Mark 10:15 ; 10 : 23-25 ; Luke 12:32 ; 24:26 ) . The mysteries of the kingdom are revealed to the disciples of Jesus ( Mark 4 : 10-11 ) , but those who reject the gospel will not understand these mys- teries ( 4:12 ) . A prerequisite ...
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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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