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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... forgiveness , persistence , mercy , and kindness that is God . There is a saying among storytellers : " The story begins when the teller stops talking . " Jesus is a master teacher and a master storyteller . When we read the Synoptic ...
... forgive unconditionally and with- out limit , where and when the boundaries of justice are broken and the disenfranchised , the excluded , the neglected , or the forgotten are heard , included , cared for , and remembered . Those known ...
... 1-16 ) but the outlook of the parable is the startling , unlimited goodness of the Vineyard Owner . The so - called parable of the " Prodigal Son " really focuses on the overwhelming love and forgiveness 14 Parables of the Kingdom.
... forgiveness of the " Prodigal " ( the term means generous ) Father ( Luke 15 : 11-32 ) . We have attempted in many cases to rename parables where the traditional title seems to be a misnomer . This is not simply a change for change's ...
... forgiveness . This sounds as though Jesus himself teaches predestination , implying that some receive revelation and others " are consigned in advance to misunderstanding . " Jesus supports his teaching about the purpose of parables ...
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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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