Many Things in Parables: Jesus and His Modern Critics

Name: Many Things in Parables: Jesus and His Modern Critics
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ISBN: 9780664224271

By: Charles W. Hedrick

Westminster John Knox Press / 2004 / Paperback

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In this splendid introduction to the elusive rhetorical device central to the New Testament picture of Jesus, Charles Hedrick explores the nature of the parable and its history of use. In part one, he asks basic questions relating to the definition of a parable, whether Jesus authored the New Testament parables, and the meaning of a parable. He then reviews a range of sources including Aesop's fables and modern New Testament scholarship to answer these queries. In part two, he surveys the various ways the parables have been approached in literary criticism throughout history, giving specific examples of each method and delineating their strengths as well as their weaknesses.

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Title: Many Things in Parables: Jesus and His Modern Critics
By: Charles W. Hedrick
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 168
Vendor: Westminster John Knox Press

Dimensions: 9 X 6 (inches)
Weight: 9 ounces
ISBN: 066422427X
ISBN-13: 9780664224271
Stock No: WW22427X

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In this splendid introduction to the elusive rhetorical device central to the New Testament picture of Jesus, Charles Hedrick explores the nature of the parable and its history of use. He asks basic questions such as, what is a parable? is Jesus really the author of the parables? and what does a parable mean? and then reviews a range of sources--from Aesop's fables to modern New Testament scholarship--to answer them. He also surveys the various ways the parables have been approached in literary criticism throughout history, giving specific examples of each method and delineating their strengths and weaknesses.