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Autore |
Dowling Elizabeth V |
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Titolo |
Taking away the pound [[electronic resource] ] : women, theology, and the parable of the pounds in the Gospel of Luke / / Elizabeth V. Dowling |
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London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20097-X |
9786613200976 |
0-567-59308-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Collana |
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Library of New Testament studies ; ; 324 |
T & T Clark library of biblical studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women in the Bible |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1: THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS AND LUKAN WOMEN: THE CURRENT STATE OF SCHOLARSHIP; Chapter 2: READING THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS; Chapter 3: LUKAN THEOLOGY AND THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS AS METAPHOR; Chapter 4: THE CHARACTERIZATION OF WOMEN IN THE NARRATIVE OF LUKE 1-2; Chapter 5: THE CHARACTERIZATION OF WOMEN IN THE NARRATIVE OF LUKE 3-24; Chapter 6: WOMEN, THE PARABLE OF THE POUNDS AND LUKAN THEOLOGY; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF REFERENCES; INDEX OF AUTHORS |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Against the majority opinion, this study argues that the Lukan Parable of the Talents (Lk 19.11-28) is a story about the use and abuse of power. The parable is also the story of those who suffer adverse consequences when they oppose unjust power structures. This suppression of challenge to oppressive structures evidenced in the Parable of the Pounds fits a pattern that operates in other parts of the Lukan Gospel. We meet it, for example, in the arrest and killing of John the Baptist by Herod, and in the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus. The |
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