Parables as persuasive devices : towards a new era in parable research / edited by Lauri Thuŕen, Antti Kyytsönen and Katri Antin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thurén, Lauri, editor.

Kyytsönen, Antti, editor.

Antin, Katri, editor.

Series:

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe ; 633.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe, 0340-9570 ; 633

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persuasion (Rhetoric) in literature.

Jesus Christ--Parables.

Jesus Christ.

Bible--Parables.

Bible.

Physical Description:

vii, 392 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2025]

Summary:

"This volume heralds a new era in the study of Jesus's parables, emphasizing the need to focus on the parables' function within their literary context. The overall theme of the collection proposes that in their original setting, the parables primarily served as persuasive devices. By applying modern argumentation analysis and examining Jesus's parables within their broader Early Jewish and Hellenistic milieu, it becomes evident that these stories were not merely told to disseminate theological or historical information. Rather, they functioned as tools for persuasion, aimed at engaging the audience, including potential antagonists. The parables' impact does not rest solely on the speaker's authority, but rather on the interactive nature of the narratives. This effect is achieved by appealing to the audience's reason while simultaneously engaging their emotions and imagination." --Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1: Parables as pieces of persuasion.

How does a parable function? : on the threshold of a rhetorical term / Lauri Thurén

The strategic use of metaphors in argumentation by parable : cases in point, lightning & vultures (Matthew 24:23-28) / Niilo Lahti

Is it time to get emotional with the parables of Jesus? / Antti Kyytsönen

Who can understand Jesus's parables? : parable audiences in Matthew 13 and Matthew 21-22 / Katri Antin

New insights into the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant in context / Lauri Thurén, /in Matt 18:23-35 Anders Martinsen

Does the persuasive power of some parables of Jesus depend on their connections with Israel's Scriptures? : developing a methodology with Matthew 13 / Samuel Tedder

The historical Jesus behind the text. : manipulated parables and theological constructions / Ernest van Eck

The enigma of the Parable of the Automatic Seed (Mark 4:26-29) / Lotta Valve

Stumbling blocks or cornerstones? : the parables of Jesus in Third Quest studies / Vesa Ollilainen

Part 3: The parables' broader milieu.

"Why do you teach them in parables"? : comparing the synoptic and rabbinic parable theory / Eric Ottenheijm

Kingdom-parables as persuasive nrratives in the tannaitic tradition and the Gospel of Matthew / Tobias Ålöw

What difference does a parable make? : the rhetorics of the Parable of the Architect in its early Jewish and early Christian versions / Lieve Teugels

The ethics of fatherly happiness : a narrative ethical analysis of the parables in Luke 15:11-32 and Sifre Deut. 343 / Albertina Oegema

Parables about parables : the case of Cain and of Jewish mysticism / Marcel Poorthuis

On fish and the fishnet (Babr. Fab. 4, Matt 13:47-50, Gos. Thom. 8) : animals as characters in Jesus's parables and Babrius's fables / Ruben Zimmermann

Parables in Ephrem the Syrian's Commentary on the Diatessaron / Serafim Seppälä.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-361) and indexes.

ISBN:

9783161642449

3161642449

OCLC:

1511037985

Publisher Number:

90102106166