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Title The power of parable [electronic resource eBook] : how fiction by Jesus became fiction about Jesus / John Dominic Crossan.
Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins, 2012.
Description 1 online resource
Edition First edition.


Contents Parables told by Jesus. Riddle parables : so that they may not understand -- Example parables : go and do, or don't do, likewise -- Challenge parables, part I : down from Jerusalem to Jericho -- Challenge parables, part II : the word against the word -- Challenge parables, part III : let anyone with ears to hear listen! -- The kingdom of God : the challenge of collaboration -- The lure of parabolic history : Caesar at the Rubicon -- Parables told about Jesus. A hymn for the nameless : the Parable Gospel according to Mark -- Rhetorical violence : the Parable Gospel according to Matthew -- Rome as the new Jerusalem : the Parable Gospel according to Luke-Acts -- The visionary dream of God : the Parable Gospel according to John.
Summary "One of the main ways Jesus taught people was through the use of parables. Through an exploration of the literary genre popular in the ancient world, distinguished Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan dissects the versions we read in the Gospels to get back to what Jesus really intended to teach. Next, Crossan reveals how Jesus's use of parables inspired the Gospel writers themselves to come up with meaningful, metaphorical stories of Jesus to help them explain their own views of who they thought this Messiah really was. By unlocking the meaning and purposes of the Gospel's parables, we can arrive at a better portrait of this enigmatic and charismatic Jewish figure who transformed his world and the next two thousand years of history"-- Provided by publisher.
System details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Format: Adobe EPUB eBook.
Format: Kindle Book.
Format: OverDrive Read.
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Other edition Print version: The power of parable. New York : HarperOne, c2012 9780061875694
Subject Jesus Christ -- Parables.
Jesus Christ -- Person and offices.
Bible. Gospels -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Storytelling -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Genre Electronic books.
Other corporate author OverDrive, Inc.
ISBN 9780062098337
STANDARD # FF53734B-EF72-4E3D-AF30-1F8BA06E70C8 OverDrive