The Parables of Jesus - Softcover

Luise Schottroff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800636996 ISBN 13: 9780800636999

Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press, 2005

Synopsis

A premier New Testament scholar explores how Jesus' trial and execution are portrayed in the New Testament and how that portrayal has affected biblical studies, Christian theology, and Jewish-Christian relations through history. Tomson has written an accessible, responsible analysis of the biblical accounts of Jesus' death, demonstrating how, through compounded misunderstandings, they contributed to anti-Jewish sentiment in the early church and later history. Tomson's question of how Jesus is to be understood in his first-century Judean context is a critical one not only for biblical scholars, but for anyone concerned about human rights and interreligious dialogue today.

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Review:

"This book is a brilliant combination of social history, literary acumen, and feminist/liberationist perspectives. It is a 'must read' for anyone, scholar, pastor, or student alike, who has ever tried to interpret or preach from the parables." -- Mary Ann Tolbert "Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union"

Synopsis:

In this startling work, Luise Schottroff proposes an alternative reading of Jesus' parables. Her work decries the traditional allegorizing of Jesus' stories, with their easy identification of God as one of the characters in the stories. This work argues that the parables are fictional stories that describe the social realities and structures of an oppressive situation. It describes how they present an alternative to the social structures of the Roman Empire. It provides a critique of the traditional readings of the parables, written by a leading New Testament scholar.

About this edition

• Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0800636996
• ISBN 13: 9780800636999
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296