The Parables of Jesus | |
Phụ đề: | Glimpses of God's reign |
Tác giả: | Neal F. Fisher |
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DDC: | 226.8 - Chú giải các dụ ngôn |
Ngôn ngữ: | Anh |
Số cuốn: | 1 |
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Foreword to the First Edition | XI |
Foreword to the Revised Edition | XIII |
Introduction: Pioneers in Time | 1 |
Part I: The Coming of God’s Reign | |
1. Jesus and God’s Reign | 7 |
God’s Reign as Crisis and Disruption | 7 |
Expectations for the Age to Come | 8 |
The Clash of the Old Age and the New P.eign of God | 11 |
Questions and Suggested Methods | 17 |
2. Jesus and the Parables | 20 |
The Importance of the Parables | 20 |
Jesus’ Style of Teaching | 21 |
What Is a Parable? | 23 |
Jesus’ Uses of the Parables | 26 |
Questions and Suggested Methods | 31 |
Part II: Entering God’s Reign | |
3. The Irruption of God’s Reign | 39 |
The Assault on Satanic Powers | 40 |
Parables of the House and Kingdom Divided and the | |
Strong Man's House | 40 |
The Suddenness of the Coming of God’s Reign | 42 |
The Parable of the Doorkeeper | 44 |
The Parable of the Faithful and Wise Servant | 45 |
The Parable of the Burglar | 47 |
The Parable of the Fig Tree | 47 |
The Parable of the Ten Maidens | 48 |
Incompatibility of the New and the Old | 50 |
The Parables of New Patches on Old Garments and | |
New Wine /New Wineskins | 50 |
Questions and Suggested Methods | 51 |
4. The Joy of God’s Reign | 55 |
The Return of the Lost | 53 |
The Parable of the Lost Sheep | 58 |
The Parable of the Lost Coin | 61 |
The Parable of the Prodigal Son | 63 |
The Joy of Discovery | 70 |
The Parables of the Hidden TYeasure and of the Pearl | 70 |
Questions and Suggested Methods | 71 |
5. God’s Reign as Reversal of Conventional Notions | 76 |
Who Is Righteous? | 78 |
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican | 78 |
The Parable of the Two Sons | 80 |
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus | 81 |
The Parable of the Good Samaritan | 83 |
Astonished by Grace | 86 |
The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard | 86 |
Accumulated Wealth | 89 |
The Parable of the Rich Fool | 89 |
Questions and Suggested Methods | 90 |
6. The Response Required | 93 |
Counting the Cost | 94 |
The Parables of the Tower Builder and the King | |
Contemplating a Campaign | 94 |
Taking Drastic Steps | 95 |
The Parable of the Unjust Steward | 95 |
The Urgency of Making a Choice | 98 |
The Parable of the Marriage Feast | 98 |
Showing Mercy | 100 |
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant | 100 |
Surrendering Pretension | 102 |
The Parables of the Choice Places at Table and | |
the Servant’s Wages s | 102 |
Questions and Suggested Method | 104 |
7. Assurance of God’s Reign | 107 |
The Miracle of the Appearance of God’s Reign | 107 |
The Parable of the Sower | 108 |
The Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly | 113 |
The Parable of the Weeds | 114 |
The Parable of the Mustard Seed | 114 |
The Parable of the Leaven | 115 |
God’s Readiness to Bring in God’s Reign | 116 |
The Parable of the Friend at Midnigh | 116 |
The Parable of the Unjust Judge | 118 |
Judgment Beginning Even Now | 120 |
The Parable of the Closed Door | 121 |
The Parable of the Last Judgment | 122 |
The Parable of the Talents | 124 |
The Parables of the Barren Fig Tree and the Net | 125 |
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants | 127 |
Questions and Suggested Methods | 129 |
Part III: Living in Gods Reign | |
8. Living in God's Reign | 137 |
The World of the Parables and Our Own | 138 |
The End of an Age | 138 |
Focus upon the Future | 141 |
The Search for a Messiah | 142 |
Parables as Alternative Futures | 144 |
The Shock of the Unexpected | 144 |
Deliverance from the Demonic | 145 |
The Gift of a New Expectation | 147 |
A Tangible Hope | 148 |
The Parables as Invitations to God’s Reign | 150 |
The Church as Parable of God's Reign | 152 |
Questions and Suggested wieihods | 154 |
Appendix: Types of Parables in the Synoptic Gospels | 157 |
Glossary | 161 |
Bibliography | 165 |
Parables in the Synoptic Gospels | 168 |
Index of Scripture References | 170 |
Index of Authors | 175 |