Re-imagine the World

Re-imagine the World

Author: Bernard Brandon Scott

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13:

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In this book the author sets his interpretation of the key parables of Jesus in the context of other things Jesus said and did. The result is a startling and provocative picture of the historical figure and the challenge he presents to contemporary life.


An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus

An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus

Author: Robert H. Stein

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 1981-01-01

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780664243906

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A clear and thorough introduction to the best known of Jesus' teachings, this much-needed text examines what parables are, why Jesus taught in parables, and the purpose and place of parables in the Gospel narratives. Invaluable for the beginning seminary or college students and for church study groups, this enlightening work reveals the meaning of the parables when they were first given, their meaning for the Gospel writers, and their meaning for us today.


Studying the Parables of Jesus

Studying the Parables of Jesus

Author: Peter Rhea Jones

Publisher: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9781573121675

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Peter Rhea Jones has spent the majority of his career studying and teaching the parables. Studying the Parables of Jesus is a primer on the historical and -literary approaches to biblical study. It informs and inspires in dialogue with contemporary methods and contemporary meanings. It provides an introduction to the methods of interpretation of the parables as well as an opening chapter on the recent history of interpretation. The chapters of exegesis approach a select group of parables for a more intensive analysis. While reserving much of the technical details for the endnotes, the text includes -discussion of critical issues and alternative opinions. Questions and exercises are appended at the close of each chapter for personal use or classroom -discussion.


Hear Then the Parable

Hear Then the Parable

Author: Bernard Brandon Scott

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9781451404180

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Hear Then the Parable is an innovative literary-social reading of all the parables of Jesus.


Interpreting the Parables

Interpreting the Parables

Author: Craig L. Blomberg

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2012-07-03

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 0830866779

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Craig Blomberg surveys the contemporary critical approaches to the parables--including those that have emerged in the twenty years since the first edition. This widely used text has taken a minority perspective and made it mainstream, with Blomberg ably defending a limited allegorical approach and offering brief interpretations of all the major parables.


Illustrated Parables of Jesus

Illustrated Parables of Jesus

Author: Jean-Francois Kieffer

Publisher: Magnificat-Ignatius

Published: 2012-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781586176495

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Eighteen parables from the Gospels, told with simple words and brightly colored illustrations, to help children better understand the parables of Jesus.