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Invitations and excuses that are not invitations and excuses: Gossip in Luke 14:18–20
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2012 In modern Western culture, gossip is seen as a malicious activity that should be avoided. In ancient oral-cultures, gossip as a cultural form did not have this negative connotation. Gossip was a necessary social game that enabled the flow of information.
Ernest van Eck
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The challenge of Jesus’ parables A scholarly handbook for ministers and preachers
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2006 The parables of Jesus recorded in the Gospels are profoundly challenging, not only as far as their original audience is concerned, but equally so as far as present day readers, hoping to fully grasp their meaning, are concerned.
Dieter H. Reinstorf
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Prediking oor die koninkryk van God: ’n Uitdaging in ’n nuwe konteks van armoede
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2009 Preaching on the kingdom of God: A challenge in a new context of poverty The question addressed by this article has to do with the content of preaching in the context of laws about affirmative action affecting white South Africans.
Hennie J.C. Pieterse
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Prismet, 2018 Tre lignelser går igjen i trosopplæringen i Den norske kirke. Disse tre lignelsene gjentas ofte – av og til mange ganger – for de samme barna. Lignelsene er Den barmhjertige samaritan, Sauen som ble funnet og En far som ventet.
Ellen Aasland Reinertsen
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Reflections on Jesus’ parables as metaphorical stories past and present
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2002 During the past decades scholars have endeavoured to read Jesus’ parables as metaphorical stories. This article provides a theoretical overview of the ongoing debate, reflecting both on past claims and present criticism.
Dieter Reinstorf, Andries van Aarde
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“To Those Who Have Ears to Hear:” Clement of Alexandria on the Parables of Jesus
Open Theology, 2021 This article addresses the topic of parables in the Stromateis of Clement of Alexandria. The broad thesis is that New Testament scholarship can help clarify early Christian interpretation of the New Testament.
Vennerstrom Carl
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Verbum et Ecclesia, 2021 This article proposes an alternate way of reading the parable of Jesus with special emphasis on Luke 18:1–8. The goal of this contextual reading is the search for the liberation of the violated and disenfranchised widows in independent Zimbabwe.
Dzikamai Mundenda, Ernest van Eck
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A prophet of old: Jesus the ‘public theologian’
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2010 In this article the argument is put forward that Jesus’ parables portray him as a social prophet, as many of the issues addressed by Old Testament prophets (such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos and Hosea) are common themes in Jesus’ parables.
Ernest van Eck
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Expositiones MathematicaeWe study triangles and quadrilaterals which are inscribed in a circle and circumscribed about a parabola. Although these are particular cases of the celebrated Poncelet's Theorem, in this paper we {\it do not assume} the theorem but prove it along the way.
Vladimir Dragović +1 more
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