The God of old : the role of the Lukan parables in the purpose of Luke's Gospel /
This book is a study of the parables unique to the Third Gospel, aiming in particular to establish a link between Luke's choice of these parables and his overall purpose in writing. In comparison to the synoptic kingdom parables, one distinguishing feature of the Lukan parables is their more pe...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Sheffield, England :
Sheffield Academic Press,
©2000.
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Colección: | Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;
198. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book is a study of the parables unique to the Third Gospel, aiming in particular to establish a link between Luke's choice of these parables and his overall purpose in writing. In comparison to the synoptic kingdom parables, one distinguishing feature of the Lukan parables is their more personal portrait of the character and the nature of God himself. Luke's desire is to demonstrate to his readers, whoever they are, that in Christianity the realization of the Jewish hope has occurred. The parables promote this idea by offering both continuity (OT) and contrast (contemporary Judaism) in th. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (388 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-361) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9781441118790 1441118799 1283202891 9781283202893 9786613202895 6613202894 |