Jacob & the prodigal : how Jesus retold Israel's story /
Bailey, Kenneth E,
Jacob & the prodigal : how Jesus retold Israel's story / [print] Jacob and the prodigal Kenneth E. Bailey. - Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, (c)2003. - 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Introduction : what does it mean to call Jesus a theologian? -- Jesus as a metaphorical theologian and the rabbinic world -- The Jesus tradition and the question of authenticity -- The importance of Middle Eastern culture for New Testament interpretation -- The parable of the prodigal son and the "travel narrative" in Luke -- The one and the many in parabolic interpretation -- Three stories, one parable : seeing the three stories of Luke 15 as a unity -- The parable of the lost sheep : the first warm-up story (Lk 15:3-7) -- The lost coin--and also some women (Lk 15:8-10) -- To find the lost : the parable of the two lost sons (Lk 15:11-32) -- Jacob revisited : the Jacob story in early Jewish tradition and in the mind of Jesus -- The great rebellion : the family before the prodigal leaves home (Lk 15:11-13) -- The exile : the prodigal in the far country (Lk 15:13-19) -- Peace for the one who is far off : the father finds the prodigal (Lk 15:20-24) -- Peace for the one who is near : the father's search for the older son (Lk 15:25-32) -- Two dancers in a single dance : reflections on New Testament Wright's interpretation of the parable of the prodigal son -- A summary of the significance of the comparisons between Jacob and the prodigal for aspects of Jesus' theology.
9780830827275
2003001545
Jacob (Biblical patriarch)
Bible.--N.T.--Luke XV, 11-32--Relation to Genesis.
Bible.--O.T.--Genesis XXVII, 1-XXXVI, 8--Relation to Luke.
Bible.--N.T.--Luke XV, 11-32--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Prodigal son (Parable)
BT378.B154.J336 2003 BT378
Jacob & the prodigal : how Jesus retold Israel's story / [print] Jacob and the prodigal Kenneth E. Bailey. - Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, (c)2003. - 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Introduction : what does it mean to call Jesus a theologian? -- Jesus as a metaphorical theologian and the rabbinic world -- The Jesus tradition and the question of authenticity -- The importance of Middle Eastern culture for New Testament interpretation -- The parable of the prodigal son and the "travel narrative" in Luke -- The one and the many in parabolic interpretation -- Three stories, one parable : seeing the three stories of Luke 15 as a unity -- The parable of the lost sheep : the first warm-up story (Lk 15:3-7) -- The lost coin--and also some women (Lk 15:8-10) -- To find the lost : the parable of the two lost sons (Lk 15:11-32) -- Jacob revisited : the Jacob story in early Jewish tradition and in the mind of Jesus -- The great rebellion : the family before the prodigal leaves home (Lk 15:11-13) -- The exile : the prodigal in the far country (Lk 15:13-19) -- Peace for the one who is far off : the father finds the prodigal (Lk 15:20-24) -- Peace for the one who is near : the father's search for the older son (Lk 15:25-32) -- Two dancers in a single dance : reflections on New Testament Wright's interpretation of the parable of the prodigal son -- A summary of the significance of the comparisons between Jacob and the prodigal for aspects of Jesus' theology.
9780830827275
2003001545
Jacob (Biblical patriarch)
Bible.--N.T.--Luke XV, 11-32--Relation to Genesis.
Bible.--O.T.--Genesis XXVII, 1-XXXVI, 8--Relation to Luke.
Bible.--N.T.--Luke XV, 11-32--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Prodigal son (Parable)
BT378.B154.J336 2003 BT378