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The power of parable : how fiction by Jesus became fiction about Jesus / John Dominic Crossan.

Summary:

"One of the main ways Jesus taught people was through the use of parables. Through an exploration of the literary genre popular in the ancient world, distinguished Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan dissects the versions we read in the Gospels to get back to what Jesus really intended to teach. Next, Crossan reveals how Jesus's use of parables inspired the Gospel writers themselves to come up with meaningful, metaphorical stories of Jesus to help them explain their own views of who they thought this Messiah really was. By unlocking the meaning and purposes of the Gospel's parables, we can arrive at a better portrait of this enigmatic and charismatic Jewish figure who transformed his world and the next two thousand years of history"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780061875694
  • ISBN: 0061875694
  • Physical Description: x, 259 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : HarperOne, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Subject: Jesus Christ > Parables.
Storytelling > Religious aspects.
Bible. Gospels > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Jesus Christ > Person and offices.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Union County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cook Memorial Library - La Grande .

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Cook Memorial Library - La Grande 232.954 C951 (Text) 35178001464489 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

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