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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... beginning , a middle , and a conclusion . There are characters and settings and sometimes dialogue . The story is short and conducive to easy recall . Its elements are usually vivid though not de- tailed . The parables are meant to ...
... beginning to anticipate its implications , try to avoid them with protests , indignation , and rejection . The " kingdom of God , " Jesus seems to be saying , is unlike our notions of patriarchy , of justice , and sometimes even of ...
... beginning to appear in the prophets . Later , during the Exile in the sixth century before Christ and afterward , apocalyptic passages of the Old Testament elaborated upon the phrase , " the kingdom of God . " Eschatology refers to a ...
... beginning of his public ministry according to Mark , Jesus announces that the time has come for God's will to be accomplished ( 1:15 ) . What God wants to happen is about to take place . We learn that this nearness of God's reign is a ...
... beginning . David judged rightly that the rich man deserved harsh punishment and that a fourfold restitution ought to be made to the poor man . David recognized his own part in the story and his sin , and he repented sincerely . Such is ...
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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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Parables of the Kingdom: Jesus and the Use of Parables in the Synoptic Tradition Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan Previzualizare limitată - 2017 |