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Parable - the term translates the Hebrew word "mashal"—a term denoting a metaphor, or an enigmatic saying or an analogy. In the Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition, however, "parables" were illustrative narrative examples. Jewish teachers of the 1st cent. a.d. made use of comparisons in narrative form to clarify scripture. As used in the Gospels, the

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An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus » Read Now
by Robert H. Stein. 184 pgs.

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...AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PARABLES OF JESUS BOOKS BY ROBERT H. STEIN...PRESS An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus The Method and Message of...Teachings AN INTRODUCTION TO...
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The Parables of Jesus: A Commentary » Read Now
by Arland J. Hultgren. 521 pgs.

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Explores all thirty-eight parables of Jesus found in the Synoptic Gospels & the Gospel of Thomas.
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The Parables of Jesus » Read Now
by Joachim Jeremias. 248 pgs.

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...THE PARABLES OF JESUS JOACHIM JEREMIAS THE PARABLES OF JESUS REVISED EDITION CHARLES SCRIBNERS...III. The Message of the Parables of Jesus 115 1. Now is the...
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Parables as Subversive Speech: Jesus as Pedagogue of the Oppressed (Part 1 "The Parables of Jesus, the World of the Parables, and the Pedagogy of the Oppressed") » Read Now
by William R. Herzog II. 299 pgs.

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Herzog shows that the focus of the parables was not on a vision of the glory of the reign of God but on the gory details of the way oppression served the interests of the ruling class. The parables were a form of social analysis, as well as a form of theological reflection. Herzog demonstrates this dual nature using nine parables as examples.
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The Method and Message of Jesus' Teachings (Chap. 3 "The Parables of Jesus") » Read Now
by Robert H. Stein. 208 pgs.

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This useful and practical book provides the college student, seminarian, church study group, and interested lay person with a much-needed introductory guide on the "how" (method) and the "what" (message) of Jesus' teachings. In this revised edition, Stein updates his classic work, adds a new...
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This useful and practical book provides the college student, seminarian, church study group, and interested lay person with a much-needed introductory guide on the "how" (method) and the "what" (message) of Jesus' teachings. In this revised edition, Stein updates his classic work, adds a new bibliography, and introduces use of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, bringing this important text to a new generation of students.
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Jesus and Israel's Traditions of Judgement and Restoration ("Prophetic Criticism in the Parables" begins on p. 46) » Read Now
by Steven M. Bryan. 278 pgs.

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This book examines the eschatology of Jesus by evaluating his appropriation of sacred traditions related to Israel's restoration and addresses the way in which Jesus' future expectations impinged upon his understanding of Jewish society. It breaks new ground by considering Jesus' expectations...
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This book examines the eschatology of Jesus by evaluating his appropriation of sacred traditions related to Israel's restoration and addresses the way in which Jesus' future expectations impinged upon his understanding of Jewish society. It breaks new ground by considering Jesus' expectations regarding key constitutional features of the eschaton--the shape of the people of God, purity, Land and Temple. Bryan demonstrates that Jesus' anticipation of coming national judgement led him to use Israel's sacred traditions in ways that differed significantly from their use by his contemporaries.
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The Origins of Christianity: A Historical Introduction to the New Testament ("Jesus' Parables" begins on p. 66) » Read Now
by Schuyler Brown. 179 pgs.

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The Earliest Records of Jesus: A Companion to the Synopsis of the First Three Gospels ("A Collection of Parables" begins on p. 104) » Read Now
by Francis Wright Beare, Albert Huck. 258 pgs.

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...85-89 Hostility towards Jesus 100 90-104 A Collection of Parables 104 The Parables of Jesus: Approaches to their...Jeremias J. Parables: The Parables of Jesus , trans. S...
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The Kingdom of God in the Teaching of Jesus ("The Interpretation of the Parables of the Kingdom" begins on p. 73) » Read Now
by Norman Perrin. 218 pgs.

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...Interpretation of the parables of the Kingdom 73...in the teaching of Jesus 74 V. THE KINGDOM...says that the earlier parables show us that Jesus took his...
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The Cambridge Companion to Jesus ("Parables and Aphorisms" begins on p. 61) » Read Now
by Markus Bockmuehl. 311 pgs.

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This Companion's starting point is the realization that Jesus of Nazareth cannot be studied purely as a subject of ancient history, or as "a man like any other man". History, literature, theology and the dynamic of a living, worldwide religious reality appropriately impinge on the study of Jesus...
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This Companion's starting point is the realization that Jesus of Nazareth cannot be studied purely as a subject of ancient history, or as "a man like any other man". History, literature, theology and the dynamic of a living, worldwide religious reality appropriately impinge on the study of Jesus. This book therefore incorporates the most up-to-date historical work on Jesus with the "larger issues" of critical method--the story of Christian faith and study, as well as Jesus in a global church and in the encounter with Judaism and Islam.
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