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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... phrase , " The kingdom of God is like . . . " a mustard seed ( Luke 13:19 ) , or ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom ( Matt 25 : 1 ) . A metaphor is a little more subtle , comparing the disciples , for ...
... phrase " kingdom of God , " like the term " parable " itself , ought not to be too narrowly defined . Nonetheless , the phrase " kingdom ( or reign ) of God " has a long , re- vered history and significance in the Bible . It is mainly ...
... phrase that emphasizes the heavenly origin and nature of the kingdom . Other New Testament phrases include the " kingdom of their Father " ( Matt 13:43 ; 26:29 ) or " his ( i.e. , the son of Man ) kingdom " ( see Matt 13:41 ; Col 1:13 ) ...
... phrase . Mark thus brackets the whole series of parables , making them a unit to be considered together . Mark uses stories his audience can identify with in order to emphasize that Jesus is a teacher who uses unique methods . The ...
... phrases of this parable are strung together with the connective " and " that occurs fifteen times in the Greek telling of this short parable . But such " clumsiness " might be perfectly under- standable if seen as typical of Markan ...
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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 |