Taking away the pound : women, theology, and the parable of the pounds in the Gospel of Luke / Elizabeth V. Dowling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dowling, Elizabeth V.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 324.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies.

Library of New Testament studies ; 324

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Luke--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Women in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Against the majority opinion, this study argues that the Lukan Parable of the Talents (Lk 19.11-28) is a story about the use and abuse of power. The parable is also the story of those who suffer adverse consequences when they oppose unjust power structures. This suppression of challenge to oppressive structures evidenced in the Parable of the Pounds fits a pattern that operates in other parts of the Lukan Gospel. We meet it, for example, in the arrest and killing of John the Baptist by Herod, and in the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus. The Parable of the Pounds can be seen as a paradigm for th

Contents:

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1: THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS AND LUKAN WOMEN: THE CURRENT STATE OF SCHOLARSHIP; Chapter 2: READING THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS; Chapter 3: LUKAN THEOLOGY AND THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS AS METAPHOR; Chapter 4: THE CHARACTERIZATION OF WOMEN IN THE NARRATIVE OF LUKE 1-2; Chapter 5: THE CHARACTERIZATION OF WOMEN IN THE NARRATIVE OF LUKE 3-24; Chapter 6: WOMEN, THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS AND LUKAN THEOLOGY; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF REFERENCES; INDEX OF AUTHORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613200976

9781283200974

128320097X

9780567593085

0567593088

OCLC:

745866125