Interpreting the Parables

Author: Craig L. Blomberg
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830866779
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 465

Book Description
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.

Preaching the Parables

Author: Craig L. Blomberg
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 1441205780
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
A guide to preaching the parables that shows how to first interpret the parables, then proclaim their significance.

Hear Then the Parable

Author: Bernard Brandon Scott
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451404180
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 484

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

The Parables

Author: Simon J. Kistemaker
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
A clear introduction to the parables of Jesus, including and examination of their settings, interpretations, and implications for the Christian life.

Reading the Parables

Author: Richard Lischer
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN: 0664231659
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Parables make up one-third of Jesus' speech in the New Testament. In this volume, Richard Lischer provides an expert guide to these parables and proposes an important distinction between reading and interpreting the parables. Emphasizing the importance of reading the parables versus interpreting them, Lischer asserts that reading offers a kind of breathing space to explore historical, literary, theological, and socio-political dimensions of the parables and their various meanings, whereas interpreting implies an expert and critical position that must be defended. In this volume, Lischer lays out four theories for reading parables: 1) parables obscure truth; 2) parables teach many truths; 3) parables teach one truth; and 4) parables undermine the truth. Ultimately, he concludes that biblical parables undermine dominant myths called "the truth" to shine light on the Truth that is Jesus, God's presence with us.

The Parables

Author: Brad H. Young
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 0801048206
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
Young focuses on the historical development and theological significance of parables in the Jewish and Christian traditions, examining parallels between the rabbinic and Gospel parables.

Parables of War

Author: John W. Marshall
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 0889203741
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 271

Book Description
Contending that its characterization as a Christian document has hindered interpretation, Marshall aims to uncover the formerly hidden Jewishness of the Book of Revelation of John. The focus is on four text complexes which describe the "synagogue of Satan;" those who keep the commandments of God; the 144,000 gathered on Zion; and the holy city. Coverage extends to a description of the social and cultural context of the diaspora during the Judean war. Marshall teaches early Christianity and Second Temple Judaism at the U. of Toronto. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

The Forty Parables of Jesus

Author: Gerhard Lohfink
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 081468534X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
2022 Catholic Media Association first place award in scripture: academic studies In this book, which covers all of Jesus’ parables, award-winning author Gerhard Lohfink takes a closer look at the origins of each one—its shape, its realistic details, but most of all its original message and the situation into which it was once spoken. Jesus’ parables speak in bold images of the kingdom of God, making it present to us as they reveal something of the mystery of his own person. Lohfink also offers a review of some of the scholarship in this area—as this topic has sustained research on Jesus since the first telling of these stories—but not for the purposes of debate. His reflections interpret the forty parables and show how they speak of the coming of the reign of God, lead us to Jesus, and reveal the mystery of Jesus himself.

Parables

Author: John F. MacArthur
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1400203503
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
Have you ever wondered why Jesus often spoke in parables? Are you curious about what lessons we can learn from these parables today? Pastor and bestselling author John MacArthur breaks down the parables and teaches us how we can apply these deceptively simple stories to modern Christianity. Jesus was a master storyteller, and the parables he often told were no exception. Beneath these unassuming stories were deeply profound spiritual lessons that were designed to reach all who heard them--from the faithful to the faithless--and they're still relevant today. In Parables, MacArthur argues that these short, memorable stories represented more than just symbolism or a clever teaching style--they were carefully crafted tales that made the mysteries of the Gospel more accessible to everyday believers. Parables will help you see Jesus' teachings in a brand new light, addressing some of the most common questions on the topic, including: When did Jesus start teaching in parables? What makes parables so accessible? How can we interpret these stories? What common threads link each of the parables together? What do parables teach us about the kingdom of God? MacArthur has spent a lifetime sharing the Word of God in clear and comprehensible terms with believers of all walks of life. Let him be your guide as he sheds light on the essential lessons contained in the most infamous and influential short stories the world has ever known.

Many Things in Parables

Author: Charles W. Hedrick
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664224271
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
In this splendid introduction to the elusive rhetorical device central to the New Testament picture of Jesus, Charles Hedrick explores the nature of the parable and its history of use. He asks basic questions such as, what is a parable? is Jesus really the author of the parables? and what does a parable mean? and then reviews a range of sources--from Aesop's fables to modern New Testament scholarship--to answer them. He also surveys the various ways the parables have been approached in literary criticism throughout history, giving specific examples of each method and delineating their strengths and weaknesses.