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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812492903321

Autore

Forbes Greg W.

Titolo

The God of old : the role of the Lukan parables in the purpose of Luke's Gospel / / Greg W. Forbes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [2000]

©2000

ISBN

1-283-20289-1

9786613202895

1-4411-1879-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 198

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

226.4

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Deakin University, 1996.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-361) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter I; A HISTORY OF RESEARCH ON THE LUKAN PARABLES; Chapter 2; THE PARABLES: KEY FACTORS IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH; Chapter 3; THE GOOD SAMARITAN (10.25-37); Chapter 4; THE FRIEND AT MIDNIGHT (11.5-8); Chapter 5; THE RICH FOOL (12.13-21); Chapter 6; THE BARREN FIG TREE (13.6-9); Chapter 7; THE GREAT FEAST (14.15-24); Chapter 8; THE PARABLES OF THE LOST (15.1-32); Chapter 9; THE DISHONEST MANAGER (16.1-13); Chapter 10; THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS (16.19-31); Chapter 11; THE JUDGE AND THE WIDOW (18.1-8); Chapter 12; THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX-COLLECTOR (18.9-14)

Chapter 13THE THEOLOGICAL THEMES OF THE LUKAN PARABLES AND THE QUESTION OF A UNIFYING MOTIF; Chapter 14; THE LUKAN PARABLES AND LUKE'S USE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT; Chapter 15; THE PORTRAYAL OF GOD IN THE LUKAN PARABLES IN THE LIGHT OF JUDAIC VIEWS OF GOD; Chapter 16; THE PARABLES IN THE LIGHT OF THE LUKE'S PURPOSE AND TARGET AUDIENCE; Chapter 17; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a study of the parables unique to the Third Gospel, aiming in particular to establish a link between Luke's choice of these parables



and his overall purpose in writing. In comparison to the synoptic kingdom parables, one distinguishing feature of the Lukan parables is their more personal portrait of the character and the nature of God himself. Luke's desire is to demonstrate to his readers, whoever they are, that in Christianity the realization of the Jewish hope has occurred. The parables promote this idea by offering both continuity (OT) and contrast (contemporary Judaism) in th