Interpreting the parables of the Galilean Jesus: A social-scientific approach
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2009 This article proposes a methodology for interpreting the parables of Jesus. The methodology put forward has as starting point two convictions. Firstly, the difference between the context of Jesus’ parables as told by Jesus the Galilean in 30 CE and the ...
Ernest van Eck
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„Idź i pracuj w mojej winnicy” (Mt 21,28). Praca w przypowieściach Ewangelii synoptycznych
Verbum Vitae, 2014 Parables occupy a significant place in Jesus’ prophesizing and teachings about the Kingdom of God. One of their characteristic traits, as a literary genre, are references to Jesus’ and His listeners’ daily lives.
Paweł Podeszwa
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The Parables of Jesus Christ in the “Ladder” of John of Sinai (based on the Russian Translation of Optina Pustyn) [PDF]
Вестник Свято-Филаретовского институтаThe article examines the Gospel parables included in the text of the Ladder by John of Sinai which are the most important symbolic clues to understand the meaning of the book’s fragments.
Popova, Tatiana G.
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Representations of Christ’s parables in Serbian medieval churches: The case of Dečani [PDF]
Zograf, 2012 The article examines the six parables included in the painted decoration of the Monastery of Dečani. The soteriological and eschatological content of the four parables depicted in the parecclesion of Saint Nicholas leads to the conclusion that it was ...
Mantas Apostolos G.
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Luke’s parables and the purpose of Luke’s Gospel
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2002 Do the parables of Luke hold the key to an understanding of the overall purpose of Luke’s Gospel? This question is pursued by Greg W Forbes (2000) in a book entitled The God of Old: The role of the Lukan parables in the purpose of Luke’s Gospel ...
D. Reinstorf
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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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Animals, Sages and Saints: Alfonso Vagnone’s Rhetorical Strategy in Chinese Context
Religions, 2023 Around 1632, while stationed in Shanxi Province (China), the Italian Jesuit Alfonso Vagnone published a pedagogical treatise entitled On the Education of Children (Tongyou jiaoyu) on which he had worked for several years.
Sha Liu
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Using Parables to Teach Marketing
Journal for Advancement of Marketing Education, 2008 A simple story told through a parable can be an effective pedagogical tool for teaching important marketing concepts, ideas, and lessons. By using parables that describe characters, situations, and images that are familiar and easy to understand ...
Timothy R. Graeff
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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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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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