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Consumption and wealth in Luke's travel narrative /

"Several recent studies have suggested that the Gospel of Luke recommends generous almsgiving or a relatively benign sharing ethic that mimics existing redistributive measures in early Roman Palestine. Employing a real, situated, committed reader and drawing upon reader-response criticism, narr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Metzger, James A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Colección:Biblical interpretation series ; v. 88.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Wealth and possessions in the Gospel of Luke : a history of interpretation
  • Salvation without renunciation
  • Be generous!
  • Reconsidering Luke's discourse on wealth and possessions
  • The nature of parabolic discourse in Luke
  • Jesus' announcement in Nazareth as programmatic for reading the parables
  • Delineating the methodological approach : reader-response criticism, narrative criticism/narratology, and intertextuality
  • Delineating the reader-position
  • Procedure
  • Challenging overconsumption
  • The parable of the wealthy landowner (12:16-21)
  • Exploring the pre-text : impressions of Jesus' teaching on wealth and possessions in 9:51-12:12
  • Reading the parable : 12:16-21
  • Summary
  • The parable of the father and his two sons (15:11-32)
  • Impressions of Jesus' teaching on wealth and possessions in 12:22-15:10
  • Reading the parable : 15:11-32
  • Summary
  • Criticizing wealth
  • The parable of the unjust steward (Luke 16:1-13)
  • Reading the parable : 16:1-13
  • Summary
  • The parable of the rich man and Lazarus (16:19-31)
  • Exploring the pre-text : 16:14-18
  • Reading the parable : 16:19-31
  • Summary
  • Eliminating wealth
  • Jesus' encounter with the rich ruler
  • Exploring the pre-text : 17:1-18:17
  • Reading Jesus' encounter with the ruler : 18:18-23
  • Exploring the post-text : 18:24-30
  • Summary
  • Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus
  • Exploring the pre-text : 18:31-43
  • Reading Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus : 19:1-10
  • Summary
  • Conclusion
  • Retracing our steps : a brief synopsis of the journey
  • Implications
  • A rejoinder.