The Parables of Jesus

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 300 pages
• Published by: Augsburg Fortress Publishers January 1, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0800636996
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0800636999
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1 pounds

Product Description
In this startling work, Luise Schottroff proposes an alternative reading of Jesus' parables. Her work decries the traditional allegorizing of Jesus' stories, with their easy identification of God as one of the characters in the stories.

Publisher Description
Endorsements: "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