The Rabbinic Parables and Jesus the Parable Teller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flusser, David.

Contributor:

Keiderling, Timothy Jordan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish parables.

Rabbinical literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carol Stream, IL : Hendrickson Publishers Marketing, LLC, 2024.

Summary:

This book explores the parables of Jesus within the context of Jewish parables, arguing that they are a distinct genre rooted in the cultural and linguistic setting of first-century Israel. Building on the work of Adolf Jülicher and Joachim Jeremias, the author, David Flusser, challenges traditional allegorical interpretations, emphasizing the need to view Gospel parables alongside rabbinic parables. The book examines structural similarities between parables and other story forms, such as fables and exemplum, and discusses the historical development and preservation of these narratives. Intended for scholars and students of biblical studies, the book provides insights into the historical Jesus and the Jewish literary environment of the Second Temple period. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Copyright

Foreword

Preface

1. Setting Out the Problem with Examples

2. The Structure of Parables

3. Aesthetics of Parables

4. Frameworks and Interpretations of Parables in the Gospels

5. Real and Supposed Allegories

6. The Origin and Prehistory of Jewish Parables

7. The Subject of Parables and Its Purpose

8. An Exemplary Parable: The Parable of the Ten Virgins

9. The Synoptic Problem and Jesus’ Parables

10. Jesus’ Parables: A Means of Hardening?

11. Jesus’ Cry of Jubilation and the Blessed Eyewitnesses

12. The Epic Style of Jesus’ Parables

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ISBN:

9781496488381

1496488385

OCLC:

1428903309