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Puzzling the Parables of Jesus

Methods and Interpretation

by Ruben Zimmerman

  • Paperback
  • 208 pages
  • Publisher: Fortress Press,U.S.
  • 15 x 22.7 x 3.1 cm

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For scholars and enthusiasts of biblical studies

Expands understanding of parables beyond surface meanings

You will deepen your insight into Jesus' teachings today

This insightful book delves into the complex interpretation of Jesus' parables.

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Modern scholarship on the parables has long been preoccupied with asking what Jesus himself said and what he intended to accomplish with his parables. Ruben Zimmermann moves beyond that agenda to explore the dynamics of parabolic speech in all its rich complexity. Introductory chapters address the history of research and distinguish historical from literary and reader-oriented approaches, then set out a postmodern hermeneutic that analyzes narrative elements and context, maps the sociohistorical background, explores stock metaphors and symbols, and opens up contemporary horizons of interpretation. Subsequent chapters then focus on one parable from early Christian sources (Q, Mark, Matthew, Luke, John, and the Gospel of Thomas) to explore how parables function in each literary context. Over all reigns the principle that the meaning or theological "message" of a parable cannot be extracted from the parabolic form; thus the parables continue to invite hearers' and readers' involvement to the present day.
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  • Title

    Puzzling the Parables of Jesus

  • Author

    Ruben Zimmerman

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Fortress Press,U.S.

  • Published

    December 2015

  • Weight

    772g

  • Page Count

    208

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.7 x 3.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780800699758

  • ISBN-10

    0800699750

  • Eden Code

    4342772

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