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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... rich , the other poor . The rich man had flocks and herds in great numbers . But the poor man had nothing at all except one little ewe lamb that he had bought . He nourished her , and she grew up with him and his children . She shared ...
... rich man deserved harsh punishment and that a fourfold restitution ought to be made to the poor man . David recognized his own part in the story and his sin , and he repented sincerely . Such is the power of a good parable . The use of ...
... Parables are one of the distinctive emblems common to these gospels that differentiate them from John , the last gospel to be written . John , though he is rich in imagery and symbolism , does 10 Parables of the Kingdom.
... rich in imagery and symbolism , does not use the term parabole . A similar word , paroimia , meaning " figure of speech , " appears only in three places in John ( 10 : 6 ; 16:25 , 29 ) . In speaking of the shepherd who knows his own ...
... Rich Man and Lazarus , show that the values of this world are not consistent with those of the kingdom of heaven , which reverses them . ⚫ the progress and hope of growth and transformation over time . This is a theme found especially ...
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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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