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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... listeners . This has been called the " twist " or " gotcha " aspect of a parable . People might be either attracted to or put off by this element of surprise , but a good parable does not leave its listeners indifferent . They are meant ...
... listeners , regardless of their profes- sion , to envision a new way of being and doing that would include God's prolific generosity and an appropriate , proportionate human response . The intended response is a changed perspective that ...
... listeners can identify with the prophet who refuses to preach to the undeserving Ninevites for fear that they will be more responsive to the divine word than God's own people are . Jonah goes to great lengths to avoid obeying God's ...
... listeners to expect change , to be hopeful about limitless possibilities of trans- formation , to expect fulfillment of promises and a manifestation of God's power and grace . ⚫ the surpassing joy of finding what had been lost , a joy ...
... listeners . The story , unless interpreted through faith , ends tragically , with Jesus ' death on the cross . Mark 4 and 12-13 provide excellent examples of the role of parables in the teaching of Jesus . It is the parables of these ...
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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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