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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... king- dom of God is at hand . Repent , and believe in the gospel " ( Mark 1 : 14-15 ) . The kingdom of God appears as the heart and core of the message of Jesus . This is but one example of many challenges that confronts us all as ...
... the lame a remnant , and of those driven far off a strong nation ; And the LORD shall be king over them . . . from now on forever . ( Mic 4 : 1-7 ) For Micah , then , God rules when there is 6 Parables of the Kingdom.
... king , God . Similarly , the Psalms picture an idyllic time and place where God rules over all . Psalm 102 promises a time when God will " attend to the groan- ing of the prisoners , / to release those doomed to die " ( v . 21 ) and ...
... King David after his great sin , with this parable : 1The LORD sent Nathan to David , and when he came to him , he said : " Judge this case for me ! In a certain town there were two men , one rich , the other poor . The rich man had ...
... king- dom of God is at hand , " is to invite people to " follow " him ( 1:15 ) . On the one hand Mark says that many in fact followed Jesus , immediately and generously abandoning all for the sake of becoming disciples 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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