Title: The method and message of Jesus' teachings /
Authors: Stein, Robert H., 1935-
Publisher: Westminster Press,
Year: 1978
Subjects: Jesus Christ Teaching methods.; Jesus Christ Teachings.
Contents: 1. Jesus the teacher -- Jesus the sage -- Jesus the prophet -- The language of Jesus -- 2. The form of Jesus' teaching -- Overstatement -- Hyperbole -- Pun -- Simile -- Metaphor -- Riddle -- Paradox -- A fortiori -- Irony -- The use of questions -- Parabolic or figurative actions -- Poetry -- 3. The parables of Jesus -- The definition of a parable -- Jesus' use of parables -- The source of the material for Jesus' parables -- The authenticity of the parables -- The interpretation of the parables -- Some examples of interpreting parables -- 4. The content of Jesus' teaching: The kingdom of God -- The relationship of the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Heaven -- The main schools if interpretation -- The Biblical data -- The kingdom of God -- A present reality and a future inheritance -- 5. The content of Jesus' teaching: the fatherhood of God -- The description of God as father before Jesus -- The uniqueness of the title "father" for God in the teachings of Jesus -- The significance of the title "father" in the teachings of Jesus -- 6. The content of Jesus' teaching: the ethics of the kingdom -- Various attempts to interpret the ethical teachings of Jesus -- The Biblical data -- A summary of the ethical teaching of Jesus -- The originality of Jesus' ethical teachings' -- 7. The content of Jesus' teaching: Christology -- The actions of Jesus -- The words of Jesus -- The title of Jesus.