John Dominic Crossan boldly attempts to understand the parables from inside their own world. Combining critical, theological, and literary approaches, he sets the reading and study of the parables in an entirely new context.
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Acquaintance with the book will be imperative for all contemporary study of the parables. -- Amos N. Wilder
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John Dominic Crossan is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, DePaul University in Chicago, and Co-chair of the Jesus Seminar, 1989–1996.
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John D. Crossan is generally acknowledged to be the premier historical Jesus scholar in the world. His books include The Historical Jesus, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, and Who Killed Jesus? He recently appeared in the PBS special "From Jesus to Christ."
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A new understanding of the parables of Jesus,
By Jean-Jacques D'Aoust (South Point, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In Parables: The Challenge of the Historical Jesus (Eagle Books) (Paperback)
John Dominic Crossan stands in my mind as one of the most lucid, honest, and forthright biblical scholar of our day. His many publications testify to his integrity and extensive scholarship. I did not read this book when it was first publishd in 1973, but have had the good fortune of having a good friend, the retired rector of an Episcopal church, donate me this book. Since I have read most of the lastest publications of Crossan, I find in this one the same sound interpretation of the parables of Jesus. This is not only a commentary, but a scholarly introduction to the literary genre that the historical Jesus employed to convey the core of his message, which is so often completely misunderstood. I recommend this book very highly to anyone who shares the new understanding of the historical Jesus, so well explored by the Westar Institute.
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This review is from: In Parables: The Challenge of the Historical Jesus (Eagle Books) (Paperback)
I am a new-comer to Jesus scholarship and so what I say is not as an expert but merely as an appreciative reader. What I found especially valuable about this brief but excellent study was the interdisciplinary elements that Crossan brought to bear on his subject. In order to help us hear what Jesus is up to, Crossan brings in very useful insights from poets and philosophers. These, along with Crossan's very suggestive readings of Jesus' parables, make this a book one could ponder for quite a while. As with poems, the brevity of this book masks a lot of depth.
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New York, Gospel of Thomas, Ezra Pound, Good Samaritan, Wicked Husbandmen, Old Testament, Throne Claimant, Unjust Steward, Collected Poems, Great Supper, New Testament, Wallace Stevens, Vineyard Workers, Wedding Garment, Collected Longer Poems, Four Quartets, Garden City, Norman Perrin, Opus Posthumous, Rich Fool, Synoptic Gospels, Fortress Press, Henry Rago, Hugh Kenner, New Directions New!
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- Collected Longer Poems by W. H. Auden on 6 pages
- Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, Prose by Wallace Stevens on 4 pages
- Collected Poems: Auden by W. H. Auden on 4 pages
- Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot on 4 pages
- COLLECTED POEMS by Molly Moore in Front Matter, page 1, and page 14
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- The Oral and the Written Gospel: The Hermeneutics of Speaking and Writing in the Synoptic Tradition, Mark, Paul, and Q (African Systems of Thought) by Werner H. Kelber on page 84, page 137, and Back Matter
- Remembering The End: Dostoevsky As Prophet To Modernity (Radical Traditions) by P. Travis Kroeker on page 31, and Back Matter
- Interpreting the Parables by Craig L. Blomberg on page 47, and page 91
- Parables for Our Time: Rereading New Testament Scholarship after the Holocaust (American Academy of Religion Cultural Criticism Series) by Tania Oldenhage on page 75, and Back Matter
- Jesus, Justice and the Reign of God: A Ministry of Liberation by William R. Herzog II in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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