LEADER 03035nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910461523903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-20097-X 010 $a9786613200976 010 $a0-567-59308-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000106686 035 $a(EBL)742695 035 $a(OCoLC)745866125 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000529688 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12196878 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529688 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10557382 035 $a(PQKB)11442289 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC742695 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL742695 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10489968 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL320097 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000106686 100 $a20071022d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTaking away the pound$b[electronic resource] $ewomen, theology, and the parable of the pounds in the Gospel of Luke /$fElizabeth V. Dowling 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cT & T Clark$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 225 1 $aLibrary of New Testament studies ;$v324 225 1 $aT & T Clark library of biblical studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-567-04364-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aAgainst the majority opinion, this study argues that the Lukan Parable of the Talents (Lk 19.11-28) is a story about the use and abuse of power. The parable is also the story of those who suffer adverse consequences when they oppose unjust power structures. This suppression of challenge to oppressive structures evidenced in the Parable of the Pounds fits a pattern that operates in other parts of the Lukan Gospel. We meet it, for example, in the arrest and killing of John the Baptist by Herod, and in the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus. The Parable of the Pounds can be seen as a paradigm for th 410 0$aLibrary of New Testament studies ;$v324. 410 0$aT & T Clark library of biblical studies. 606 $aWomen in the Bible 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen in the Bible. 676 $a226.4/06 700 $aDowling$b Elizabeth V$0941534 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461523903321 996 $aTaking away the pound$92124096 997 $aUNINA