Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Jan 11, 2008 - Religion - 846 pages
Stories with Intent offers pastors and students an accessible and comprehensive guide to Jesus' parables. Klyne Snodgrass explores in vivid detail the context in which these stories were told, the purpose they had in Jesus' message, and the ways they have been interpreted by the church and modern scholarship. While holding a consciously evangelical approach, Snodgrass deals throughout with a broad spectrum of opinions and interpretations.

He begins by surveying the primary issues in parables interpretation. Offering both a new, more functional classification system for Jesus' parables and guidelines for interpreting them, he provides an overview of other parables -- often neglected in the discussion -- from the Old Testament, Jewish writings, and the Greco-Roman world. The remaining chapters group the longer and more important parables of Jesus thematically and give a comprehensive treatment of each, including background and significance for today.

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Contents

Introduction to the Parables of Jesus
1
Grace and Responsibility
18
Parables in the Ancient World
37
Parables of Lostness
93
The Parable of the Sower and the Purpose of Parables
145
Parables of the Present Kingdom in Matthew 13 Mark 4 and Luke 13
179
2430 3643
191
3132 Mark 43032 Luke 131819
216
Parables about Discipleship
327
Parables about Money
389
Parables concerning God and Prayer
437
914
462
Parables of Future Eschatology
477
113
505
epilogue
565
notes
579

33 Luke 132021
228
44
236
4546
248
Parables Specifically about Israel
255
bibliography
771
index of authors
816
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