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TitleReading the parables [electronic resource]
AuthorLischer, Richard.
Call NoDTL 226.806 LIS
CollectionEbook
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International Standard Book Number 9781611645200
Dewey Decimal Classification Number DTL 226.806 LIS
Personal Name Lischer, Richard.
Title Statement Reading the parables [electronic resource]
Imprint Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2014.
Physical Description eBook
Series Statement - Title Interpretation : Resources for the use of scripture in the Church
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Summary, Etc. "Parables make up one-third of Jesus' speech in the New Testament. In this volume, Richard Lischer provides an expert guide to these parables and proposes an important distinction between reading and interpreting the parables. Emphasizing the importance of reading the parables versus interpreting them, Lischer asserts that reading offers a kind of breathing space to explore historical, literary, theological, and socio-political dimensions of the parables and their various meanings, whereas interpreting implies an expert and critical position that must be defended. In this volume, Lischer lays out four theories for reading parables: 1) parables obscure truth; 2) parables teach many truths; 3) parables teach one truth; and 4) parables undermine the truth. Ultimately, he concludes that biblical parables undermine dominant myths called "the truth" to shine light on the Truth that is Jesus, God's presence with us"-
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term JESUS CHRIST - PARABLES.
Electronic Location and Access http://thedtl.on.worldcat.org/oclc/891328697 DTL ePlatform Full text - Book opens through link in DTL DTL