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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... death . This saying means rather that it is very difficult for God to reign in hearts where money is a distraction . At the very beginning of his public ministry according to Mark , Jesus announces that the time has come for God's will ...
... death . Jesus at first performed miracles and taught the people , often in parables . Many followed Jesus , but many did not . To some extent , the parables are a means by which the faithful are separated from the unfaithful . The ...
... death on the cross a few days later ( chs . 14-15 ) . Mark's pre- sentation of this narrative is governed by his understanding of Jesus ' identity : Jesus is the hidden and suffering Messiah whose message is only grasped through faith ...
... death on the cross . Mark's Gospel , probably the first to be written , circulated in the early Christian communities . It served to instruct and encourage believers , to warn unbelievers , and to reach out to those who never heard of ...
... 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 Parables of the Kingdom.
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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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