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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... instruct us in his ways , that we walk in his paths . " " He shall judge between many peoples and impose terms on strong and distant nations ; They shall beat their swords into plowshares , and their spears into pruning hooks ... " On ...
... instruct and encourage believers , to warn unbelievers , and to reach out to those who never heard of Jesus . Mark's Gospel was written during times of persecution , either just before or during a Jewish uprising against Rome ( 66-72 ) ...
... instruction on discipleship and faith . Part of the mystery is that the identity of Jesus and the nature of true discipleship is only discovered through fidelity in the midst of suffering that leads to the risen life . The Parables in ...
... instruction he said to them ... 33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it . 34Without parables he did not speak to them , but to his own disciples he explained everything in private . The ...
... instruction to Jesus ' disciples is typical of Mark . Jesus explains his message to his disciples specifically and answers their questions in 4:10 , 34 ; 9:28 , 35 ; 10:10 , 32 ; 12:43 ; and 13 : 3 . This pattern may be influenced by ...
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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 |