The Power of Parable
How Fiction By Jesus Became Fiction About Jesus
Published on 17. May 2012
256 pages
978-0-281-06812-8 (ISBN)
Description
In this perceptive and provocative new look at the Gospels, John Dominic Crossan begins by observing that the parabolic stories told by Jesus seem remarkably similar to the resurrection stories about Jesus. 'Were the latter intended as parables just as much as the former?' he asks. Could it be that we have been reading parables, presuming them to be history, and misunderstanding both? In other words, could Jesus' use of parables have inspired the Gospel writers to create meaningful, metaphorical stories about Jesus to help them explain who he really was?
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-0-281-06812-8 (9780281068128)
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05/2012
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Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Imprint
- Dedication
- Opening words
- Table of contents
- Prologue: Story and Metaphor
- Part I: Parables Told by Jesus
- 1. Riddle Parables
- 2. Example Parables
- 3. Challenge Parables: Part I
- 4. Challenge Parables: Part II
- 5. Challenge Parables: Part III
- 6. The Kingdom of God
- Interlude: The Lure of Parabolic History
- Part II: Parables Told about Jesus
- 7. A Hymn for the Nameless
- 8. Rhetorical Violence
- 9. Rome as the New Jerusalem
- 10. The Visionary Dream of God
- Epilogue: History and Parable
- Search items for scripture
