The parables of Jesus the Galilean : stories of a social prophet

The parables of Jesus the Galilean : stories of a social prophet / Ernest van Eck ; foreword by John S. Kloppenborg.

Who do we meet in the stories Jesus told? In The Parables of Jesus the Galilean: Stories of a Social Prophet, a selection of the parables of Jesus is read using a social-scientific approach. The interest of the author is not the parables in their literary contexts, but rather the parables as Jesus t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Eck, Ernest (Author)
Other Authors: Kloppenborg, John S., 1951- (writer of foreword.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Eugene : Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2016.
©2016
Series:Matrix--the Bible in Mediterranean context.
Subjects:
Jesus Christ > Parables.
Jesus Christ
Parables, Biblical
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Interpreting the parables of the Galilean Jesus
  • The sower (Mark 4:3b-8): In the kingdom everybody can have enough
  • The mustard seed (Q 13:18-19) A wild and chaotic kingdom taking over
  • The feast (Luke 14:16b-23): A kingdom patron
  • The lost sheep (Luke 15:4-6): A surprising shepherd
  • The vineyard laborers (Matt 20:1-15) An unexpected patron
  • The unmerciful servant (Matt 18:23-33): Honor refined
  • The parable of the tenants (Gos. Thom. 65): A surprising non-violent patron
  • The merchant (Matt 13:45-46): An outsider becomes an insider
  • The friend at midnight (Luke 11:5-8): A shameless and exploiting neighbor
  • The rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-26): An unwilling patron
  • The Minas (Luke 19:12b-24, 27): Protesting for the sake of the kingdom
  • The social prophet from Galilee.

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