The God of Old
Subtitle: The Role of the Lukan Parables in the Purpose of Luke's Gospel (Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 198)
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
Published: November 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9781841271316
Subjects: Books of the New Testament; Judaism; N.T.; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Religion - Biblical Studies; Religion; Parables; Biblical Studies - General; Bible.; Jesus Christ; Luke; Relation to the Old Testament; Bible - General
Description: 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 their portrait of God. Thus, as well as operating in a parenetic sense, the parables also help to legitimize Luke's argument regarding fulfilment.