Parables for Preachers, Volume 3The parables of Jesus are puzzling sayings and stories with world-transforming potential. Parables for Preachers offers an understanding of how parables work and a fresh variety of possible meanings not only for Jesus ' original audience and for the early Christians for whom Matthew, Mark, and Luke wrote but also for contemporary Christians as well. The Gospel parables are analyzed in the order in which they appear in the Lectionary, making this book an indispensable resource for preachers, teachers, catechists, liturgy planners, and Bible study groups. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Preaching Parabolically | 5 |
Interpreting Parables | 13 |
Overview of the Gospel of Luke | 27 |
19 | 47 |
13 1132 | 55 |
2130 | 69 |
3945 | 79 |
113 | 119 |
1321 | 133 |
3248 | 145 |
1 714 | 157 |
2533 | 167 |
132 | 177 |
113 | 193 |
1931 | 207 |
Common terms and phrases
Acts banquet basileia Bible biblical Christ Christian Collegeville comes disciples discipleship Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza eschatological faith father first-century Fitzmyer forgiveness Fortress fruit Galilean Gentile give God's Gospel in Parable Gospel of Luke Gospel of Thomas Greek guests healing hear hearer interpretation invitation Isaiah Israel Jerusalem Jewish Jews Joachim Jeremias John John Dominic Crossan kingdom leaven Lectionary Liturgical Press Lord lost LUKAN LITERARY CONTEXT Luke-Acts Luke's Mark Markan Mary master Matthew meaning metaphor ministry narrative NRSV offer Ordinary Time Luke Parables of Jesus Peasant Pharisees poor portrayed prayer preacher PREACHING POSSIBILITIES prophet Psalm reign repentance rich Rohrbaugh Rose D'Angelo Samaritan sayings scholars Scriptures seed servant shepherd Simon sinners Social Science Commentary speaks steward story Sunday of Ordinary Synoptic Gospels tax collectors Testament theme theological Third Gospel tion toll collector tree verb verses Week of Ordinary widow woman women word Zacchaeus