The parables of Jesus /
[Translated by S. H. Hooke]
- 2nd rev. ed.
- New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, [1972].
- 248 pages , 24 cm.
Bibliographical footnotes.
The Problem -- The Return to jesus from the Primitive Church -- The Translation of the Parables into Greek -- Representational Changes -- Embellishment -- Influence of the Old Testament and of Folk-Story Themes -- The Change of Audience -- The Hortatory Use of the Church's Situation -- The Delay of the Parousia -- The Missionary Church -- Regulations for the Leadership of the Church -- Allegorization -- Collection and Conflation of Parables -- Double Parables -- Collections of Parables -- Fusion of Parables -- The Setting -- Secondary Context -- Situations and Transitions Created by the Redactor -- The Message of the Parables of Jesus -- Now is the Day of Salvation -- God's Mercy for Sinners -- The Great Assurance -- The Imminence of Catastrophe -- It May be Too Late -- The Challenge of the Hour --Realized Discipleship -- The Via Dolorosa and Exaltation of the Son of Mar -- The Consummation -- Parabolic Actions -- Conclusion