A marginal Jew. Rethinking the historical Jesus. Volume five. Probing the authenticity of the parables
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to Volume Five The Parables: How Do They Fit into the Quest for the Historical Jesus? -- I. The Overall Strategy of A Marginal Jew -- II. The Special Problem of the Parables -- III. Methodology: A...
| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to Volume Five The Parables: How Do They Fit into the Quest for the Historical Jesus? -- I. The Overall Strategy of A Marginal Jew -- II. The Special Problem of the Parables -- III. Methodology: A Refresher Course on the Rules of the Road -- Notes to the Introduction -- Chapter 37 The Parables of Jesus: Seven Unfashionable Theses -- I. Introductory Observations on the Seven Theses -- II. Seven Unfashionable Theses on the Parables -- A. The Number of Narrative Parables in the Synoptic Gospels -- B. OT Wisdom Not the Prime Analogue of the Narrative Parable -- C. The Latter Prophets and Narrative Parables -- D. Jesus the Teller of Parables in the Prophetic Tradition -- E. False Blanket Descriptions of Jesus' Parables -- F. The Parables of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas -- G. Few Authentic Parables -- Notes to Chapter 37 -- Excursus on Chapter 37 -- The Problem of Allegory -- Notes to the Excursus -- Chapter 38 Parables and the Problem of the Coptic Gospel of Thomas -- I. The Place of This Chapter in the Overall Argument -- II. General Observations on the Gospel of Thomas in Relation to the Synoptics -- III. Thomas' Relation to the Synoptics: Test Cases -- A. Parallels in Sayings That Are Not Parables -- B. Parallels Taken from the Parable Tradition -- IV. Conclusion -- Notes to Chapter 38 -- Chapter 39 Searching for Likely Candidates: A Survey of the Synoptic Parables -- I. Introduction by Way of Recapitulation -- II. A Survey of the Synoptic Parables by Sources -- A. Marcan Narrative Parables -- B. Narrative Parables in Q -- C. Narrative Parables in M -- D. Narrative Parables in L -- III. A Test Case from Luke: The Good Samaritan -- A. General Observations on the Good Samaritan as an L Parable -- B. The Good Samaritan in Detail. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (458 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0300216475 |