Luise Schottroff is an internationally renowned New Testament scholar who has pioneered both feminist criticism of the New Testament and bold social-justice readings of the Gospels. She is the author of 22 books including The Bible in Women's Perspective.
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Acknowledgments Introduction PART 1: LEARNING TO SEE The Pharisee and the Toll Collector (Luke: 18:9-14) The Vinegrowers and Violence (Mark 12:1-12) The Closed Door (Matt 25:1-13) Politics with Carrot and Stick (Matt 22:1-14) The Snubbed Host (Luke 14:12-24) The Barren Fig Tree (Luke 13:1-9) Hearing and Doing the Torah (Mark 4:1-20) PART 2: IN SEARCH OF A NON-DUALISTIC PARABLE THEORY Social-Historical Interpretation of the Bible in the Framework of Contextual Theologies Dualism in Parable Theories Metaphor or Not Metaphor? That Is the Question What Is a Parable? The Historical Jesus and the Jesus in the Gospels The Genre of Parable Discourse Toward a Synthesis of Methods The Literary Context: The Gospels PART 3: JESUS THE PARABLE-TELLER: THE PARABLES IN THE LITERARY CONTEXT OF THE GOSPELS Political Prophecy (Mark 4:26-32) Springtime and the Night Watchers (Mark 13:28-37) Gos Is Near: Jesus the Parable-Teller in the Gospel of Mark (Summary) Loving God: The Merciful Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) The Great Messianic Feast of Rejoicing, or The Partying Neighbor Women (Luke 15:1-32) "Once There Was a Rich Man": Money and the Torah (Luke 16) "He Lived the Life of a Slave": Slave Parables in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 12:35-48; 17:3-10; 19:11-27) Crying to God: The Insistent Friend and the Stubborn Widow (Luke 11:5-13 and 18:1-8) Parables in the Gospel of Luke (Summary) God's Forgiveness and the World of Finance (Matt 18:21-35) Bread and Hope ((Matthew 13) "Am I Not Allowed to Do What I Choose with What Belongs to Me?" (Matt 20:1-16) The End of Violence: Jesus' Discourse in the Temple (Matt 21:23-22:14) The Parable of the Talents and God's Judgment on the Nations (Matt 25:14-46) Appendix: How Should I Read a Jesus Parable? Notes Abbreviations Bibliography List of Parables Discussed Index of Ancient Sources Index of Subjects and Names
"A far ranging, stimulating and provocative volume that proposes a holistic and integrated approach to the parables. A special strength of the volume can be found in Schottroff's concerted effort to set the parables in the tradition of Jewish parabolic literature." -- William R. Herzog II, Colgate Rochester Divinity School "This book is a brilliant combination of social history, literary acumen, and feminist/liberationist perspectives. It is a 'must read' for anyone, scholar, pastor or student alike, who has ever tried to interpret or preach from the parables." -- Mary Ann Tolbert, Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union