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.
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Robert H. Stein is Senior Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
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If you think "Good" when you hear the word Samaritan you need to buy this Book!,
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This review is from: An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus (Paperback)
Dr. Stein has written many books which are worth your investigation! This one is apropiate for anyone who is interested in engaging the parables. If you are a curious seeker, a pastor, or Sunday School teacher, this book will help you understand a method for not only understanding the parables, but relating them to today's life and even retelling them in contemporary terms - duplicating thevery effect that Jesus had on his hearers!
Here we have a very clear and concise book on interpretation of the parables. After demonstrating some of the strange ideas of ancient interpreters Dr. Stein shows how to clearly understand the parables. The basis for Stein's method comes from his consistant application of the Authorial Intent principle. He once said in class to me that all of the other methods will ultimately fade as they are not really interpretation. That the code breakers in WW II were not interested in their feelings or what the codes meant to them, but what the encoders were trying to communicate. If you are looking for an entry level book to understand how to interpret parables, this book is for you. He taught the contents of this book to AMerican soldiers in January 1990 at a conference held at the Bibleheim in Switzerland - they understood it and you can too! Buy it, read it, love it!
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Good but not for a beginner,
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Te first chapters of this book are kind of hard to understand although once you get through you can learn a lot about the interpretation of the parables of Jesus. It is very appropriate for seminary students or very serious Christians who want to go deep into the word of God. I know I learned a lot and I am glad someone told me about it.
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OF ALL THE FORMS that Jesus used in his teaching, by far the most familiar and striking is the parable. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gracious employer, additional parables, term mashal, twin parables, dishonest steward, gracious father, pearl merchant, carob pods, first parable, allegorical method, messianic banquet, unjust steward, example parable, great net, last workers, two parables Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, New Testament, Gospel of Thomas, Leben of Jesus, Jericho Jerusalem, Church Two, Spirit of God, Venerable Bede New!
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OF ALL THE FORMS that Jesus used in his teaching, by far the most familiar and striking is the parable. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gracious employer, additional parables, term mashal, twin parables, dishonest steward, gracious father, pearl merchant, carob pods, first parable, allegorical method, messianic banquet, unjust steward, example parable, great net, last workers, two parables Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, New Testament, Gospel of Thomas, Leben of Jesus, Jericho Jerusalem, Church Two, Spirit of God, Venerable Bede New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Parables of Jesus (2nd Edition) by Joachim Jeremias on 15 pages
- Parables of the Kingdom by C. H. Dodd on 7 pages
- The Method and Message of Jesus' Teachings, Revised Edition by Robert H. Stein on 6 pages
- Law in the New Testament by J. Duncan M. Derrett on 5 pages
- The History of the Synoptic Tradition by Rudolf Bultmann in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- The Method and Message of Jesus' Teachings, Revised Edition by Robert H. Stein in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism by Mr. Robert Jewett in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Many Things in Parables: Jesus and His Modern Critics by Charles W. Hedrick in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism by John Shelton Lawrence in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Speaking Parables: A Homiletic Guide by David Buttrick in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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