The Parables after Jesus is the first book to explore in a comprehensive way the "afterlives" of the parable traditionhow people have interpreted, been influenced by, and applied Jesus' enigmatic and compelling parables in a multitude of ways, perspectives, eras, contexts, and media. Interpretation is never a solitary endeavor, for each interpreter stands on the shoulders of previous interpreters, continually in dialogue with other interpretations, past and present. Gowler's reception history discusses more than fifty imaginative receptions of Jesus' parables, selected from two millennia of parable interpretationfrom those who have dominated discussions to often ignored or suppressed voices. From this we see how the use of Jesus' parables affects society and culture and how powerfully parables have challengedand continue to challengepeople's hearts, minds, and imaginations.
The Parables after Jesus is the first book to explore in a comprehensive way the "afterlives" of the parable traditionhow people have interpreted, been influenced by, and applied Jesus' enigmatic and compelling parables in a multitude of ways, perspectives, eras, contexts, and media. Interpretation is never a solitary endeavor, for each interpreter stands on the shoulders of previous interpreters, continually in dialogue with other interpretations, past and present. Gowler's reception history discusses more than fifty imaginative receptions of Jesus' parables, selected from two millennia of parable interpretationfrom those who have dominated discussions to often ignored or suppressed voices. From this we see how the use of Jesus' parables affects society and culture and how powerfully parables have challengedand continue to challengepeople's hearts, minds, and imaginations.
The Parables after Jesus: Their Imaginative Receptions across Two Millennia
320The Parables after Jesus: Their Imaginative Receptions across Two Millennia
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ISBN-13: | 9781481314107 |
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Publisher: | Baylor University Press |
Publication date: | 12/15/2020 |
Pages: | 320 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.92(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |