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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... hear and to act . Mark leaves open - ended the reaction to the first set of parables . The reaction to the last parables seals Jesus ' fate and causes his opponents to carry out their plan to put Jesus to death . The parables have ...
... hear and receive . Responsibility for accepting the word and acting on it is with the hearers . Parable of the Sowings ( Mark 4 : 3-9 ) Let us now turn to the first and dominant parable of chapter 4 and try to situate it in the context ...
... Hear this ! " With a single word in Greek ( akouete ) Jesus evokes the Scripture refrain from the Torah , the Shema , which is recited as a prayer by devout Jews daily , reminding them of their fundamental belief in the gift of the ...
... hear , pay attention . The Greek says let the one who has ears to hear , let that person hear . . . . This repetition forms an inclusion with verse 3 , " Hear this ! " and prepares for the statement on inadequate hearing in verses 10-12 ...
... hear and listen but not understand , in order that they may not be converted and be forgiven . " " 13 Jesus said to them , " Do you not understand this parable ? Then how will you understand any of the parables ? " Jesus ' reply to the ...
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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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