Stories With Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus - Couverture rigide

Snodgrass, Klyne

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ISBN 10 : 0802842410 ISBN 13 : 9780802842411

Editeur : William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2008

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

''This book is a simply stunning achievement. Klyne Snodgrass discusses Jesus' parables with theological sensitivity, with careful attention to comparable Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions, and in dialogue with the mountain of secondary literature. Scholar and student alike will appreciate its admirable clarity and its numerous fresh suggestions. This wide-ranging book has no rival: it will be the book on the parables for the next decade and beyond.'' --Graham Stanton, University of Cambridge

''Bravo! Stories with Intent is the culmination of Klyne Snodgrass' lifetime of reflection on the parables. It shows a wealth of discernment in the clarity of its presentation, the soundness of its reasoning, the choice of citation and parallels, and the care of its argument. No study of the parables is as crisply structured as it answers the questions readers often raise about these stories. Here is a book with intent, and it succeeds exceptionally well in opening up a key dimension of Jesus' ministry and teaching.'' --Darrell Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary

''Stories with Intent is a very helpful and inspiring book, written for pastors and scholars, for students of the Bible, and for laypeople interested in the teaching of Jesus. It contains an abundance of well-arranged valuable information about the history of research and the Old Testament, Jewish, Greco-Roman, and social backgrounds of the parables, at the same time leading readers to the center of Jesus' teaching. A wonderful book.'' --Martin Hengel, University of Tübingen

Biographie de l'auteur

Klyne R. Snodgrass is Paul W. Brandel Professor of New Testament Studies at North Park Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois. His previous writing includes 'The Parable of the Wicked Tenants' and 'Between Two Truths: Living with Biblical Tensions'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0802842410
• ISBN 13: 9780802842411
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 846