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. In part one, 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. In part two, he 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.
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Charles W. Hedrick is Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at Southwest Missouri State University.
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We begin with the Synoptic Gospels, since these texts preserve most of the stories Jesus told and are among the earliest extant Christian writings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, Hebrew Bible, Synoptic Gospels, Brandon Scott, Gospel of John, Palestinian Judaism, Secret James, Roman Empire New!
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- Parables of Jesus (2nd Edition) by Joachim Jeremias on 8 pages
- Perrine's Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry by Thomas R. Arp on 7 pages
- Parables of the Kingdom by C. H. Dodd on 7 pages
- Interpreting the Parables by Craig L. Blomberg on 7 pages
- A Handbook to Literature (Handbook to Literature) by William Harmon on 4 pages
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- Mark (Ntl): A Commentary (New Testament Library) by M. Eugene Boring in Front Matter
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