The power of parable : how fiction by Jesus became fiction about Jesus /

The power of parable : how fiction by Jesus became fiction about Jesus /

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Author / Creator:	Crossan, John Dominic. author
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : HarperOne, c2012.
Description:	x, 259 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Jesus Christ -- Parables. Jesus Christ -- Person and offices. Jesus Christ. Bible. -- Gospels. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Gospels. Storytelling -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Christology. Parables, Biblical. Storytelling -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8847208

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ISBN:	9780061875694 0061875694
Notes:	Includes index.
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"--

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Summary:	The world's foremost Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan shows us how the parables present throughout the New Testament not only reveal what Jesus wanted to teach but also provide the key for explaining how the Gospels' writers sought to explain the Prophet of Nazareth to the world. In this meaningful exploration of the metaphorical stories told by Jesus and the Gospel writers, Crossan combines the biblical expertise of his The Greatest Prayer with a historical and social analysis that harkens closely to his Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, creating an illuminating and nuanced exploration of the Scripture that fans of Marcus Borg and Bart Ehrman will find fascinating and essential.<br> <br>
Item Description:	Includes index.
Physical Description:	x, 259 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9780061875694 0061875694