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The Parables of Jesus

The Parables of JesusThe Parables of Jesus

The Parables of Jesus

Luise Schottroff (Author), Linda M. Maloney (Translator)

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In this startling work, Luise Schottroff proposes an alternative reading of Jesus' parables. Her work decries the traditional allegorizing of Jesus' stories, with their easy identification of God as one of the characters in the stories.
  • Publisher Fortress Press
  • Format Paperback
  • ISBN 9780800636999
  • Pages 296
  • Dimensions 6 x 9
  • Publication Date December 15, 2005

Endorsements

"A far ranging, stimulating and provocative volume that proposes a holistic and integrated approach to the parables. A special strength of the volume can be found in Schottroff's concerted effort to set the parables in the tradition of Jewish parabolic literature."
— William R. Herzog II, Colgate Rochester Divinity School

"This book is a brilliant combination of social history, literary acumen, and feminist/liberationist perspectives. It is a 'must read' for anyone, scholar, pastor or student alike, who has ever tried to interpret or preach from the parables."
— Mary Ann Tolbert, Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union

Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments
    Introduction

    PART 1: LEARNING TO SEE
  1. The Pharisee and the Toll Collector (Luke: 18:9-14)
  2. The Vinegrowers and Violence (Mark 12:1-12)
  3. The Closed Door (Matt 25:1-13)
  4. Politics with Carrot and Stick (Matt 22:1-14)
  5. The Snubbed Host (Luke 14:12-24)
  6. The Barren Fig Tree (Luke 13:1-9)
  7. Hearing and Doing the Torah (Mark 4:1-20)

    8. PART 2: IN SEARCH OF A NON-DUALISTIC PARABLE THEORY
  8. Social-Historical Interpretation of the Bible in the Framework of Contextual Theologies
  9. Dualism in Parable Theories
  10. Metaphor or Not Metaphor? That Is the Question
  11. What Is a Parable?
  12. The Historical Jesus and the Jesus in the Gospels
  13. The Genre of Parable Discourse
  14. Toward a Synthesis of Methods
  15. The Literary Context: The Gospels

    16. PART 3: JESUS THE PARABLE-TELLER: THE PARABLES IN THE LITERARY CONTEXT OF THE GOSPELS
  16. Political Prophecy (Mark 4:26-32)
  17. Springtime and the Night Watchers (Mark 13:28-37)
  18. Gos Is Near: Jesus the Parable-Teller in the Gospel of Mark (Summary)
  19. Loving God: The Merciful Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
  20. The Great Messianic Feast of Rejoicing, or The Partying Neighbor Women (Luke 15:1-32)
  21. "Once There Was a Rich Man": Money and the Torah (Luke 16)
  22. "He Lived the Life of a Slave": Slave Parables in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 12:35-48; 17:3-10; 19:11-27)
  23. Crying to God: The Insistent Friend and the Stubborn Widow (Luke 11:5-13 and 18:1-8)
  24. Parables in the Gospel of Luke (Summary)
  25. God's Forgiveness and the World of Finance (Matt 18:21-35)
  26. Bread and Hope ((Matthew 13)
  27. "Am I Not Allowed to Do What I Choose with What Belongs to Me?" (Matt 20:1-16)
  28. The End of Violence: Jesus' Discourse in the Temple (Matt 21:23–22:14)
  29. The Parable of the Talents and God's Judgment on the Nations (Matt 25:14-46)

    30. Appendix: How Should I Read a Jesus Parable?
    Notes
    Abbreviations
    Bibliography
    List of Parables Discussed
    Index of Ancient Sources
    Index of Subjects and Names
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