Parables as Subversive Speech: Jesus as Pedagogue of the Oppressed

Type

Book

Authors

William R. Herzog II

ISBN 10

0664253555

ISBN 13

9780664253554

Tags

New Testament, Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, Theology

Description

William Herzog shows that the focus of the parables was not on a vision of the glory of the reign of God but on the gory details of the way oppression served the interests of the ruling class. The parables were a form of social analysis, as well as a form of theological reflection. Herzog scrutinizes their canonical form to show the distinction between its purpose for Jesus and for evangelists. To do this, he uses the tools of historical criticism, including form criticism and redaction criticism. - from Amzon

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