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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... shows that the term was not used in a narrow sense . The term " parable " in Semitic languages ranges from " proverb " to " story " to " riddle . " The Greek parabole usually translates the Hebrew word mashal , which embraces a variety ...
... show origi- nality and creativity on Jesus ' part , while also being consistent with what we know about oral cultures . The parables are consistent with one an- other and with the rest of the gospel . In fact , parables offer an extraor ...
... 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 in nature parables ...
... show yourself to the priest " ( 1:44 ) . But then the leper goes away and publicizes his cure to everyone he encountered , and Jesus ' fame spreads far and wide ( 1:45 ) . Even when Peter acknowledges , " You are the Messiah , " Jesus ...
... shows Jesus ' unbridled enthusiasm . In Greek , there is a switch from the singular " seed " in verses 5-7 to the plural " seeds . " There is also a shift in the tense of the verb , from aorist ( a single action in the past ) to ...
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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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