Overview
Do you not understand this parable? is a question Jesus posed to his disciples (Mark 4:13). Just as the first disciples often did not understand Jesus ' many parables, so it is for listeners and readers nearly two thousand years later. In Parables of the Kingdom, Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan helps readers to hear and see and understand the parables of Jesus. She offers a general introduction to the use of parables in the life and ministry of Jesus and the early church. In addition, Getty-Sullivan helps readers learn to interpret parables, to enter into what the parables can reveal about Jesus and his audience, about the evangelists and their communities, and about how we are to understand the Kingdom of God today. Parables of the Kingdom helps us hear and see Jesus ' parables with new eyes and renewed hearts 'thereby allowing the parables to transform our lives and help us respond with new conviction to the gospel's power in our world. Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan holds an S.T.D. from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. She has been teaching New Testament courses in colleges and seminaries for more than thirty years and has recently retired from teaching full time to devote more time to writing and lecturing. Mary Ann has written several commentaries on the Letters of Saint Paul. Her recent books include Women in the New Testament published by Liturgical Press.
Full Product Details
Author: Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Imprint: Liturgical Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.284kg
ISBN: 9780814629932
ISBN 10: 0814629938
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 December 2007
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This is a good introduction for those who want to start probing the meaning of Jesus' most characteristic teaching method.The Bible Today [T]his is a useful, comprehensive, comprehensible introduction to the parables.Review of Biblical Literature Up-to-date in parable research, it yet presents the material in a deceptively simple and clear manner, and succeeds in bringing out the spiritual and theological dimensions of the parables.Catholic Library World
Do you not understand this parable? is a question Jesus posed to his disciples.
Up-to-date in parable research, it yet presents the material in a deceptively simple and clear manner, and succeeds in bringing out the spiritual and theological dimensions of the parables.Catholic Library World [T]his is a useful, comprehensive, comprehensible introduction to the parables.Review of Biblical Literature This is a good introduction for those who want to start probing the meaning of Jesus’ most characteristic teaching method.The Bible Today This work is clear, informative, and inspirational. Beginners will enjoy its many insights into Jesus’ parables. Even old pros in parable interpretation will learn a new lesson or two and have their hearts warmed to know Jesus more fully and follow him more faithfully.Robert Karris, O.F.M., The Franciscan Institute of St. Bonaventure University
Author Information
Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan holds an S.T.D. from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. She has been teaching New Testament courses in colleges and seminaries for more than thirty years and has recently retired from teaching full time to devote more time to writing and lecturing. Mary Ann has written several commentaries on the Letters of Saint Paul. Her recent books include Women in the New Testament published by Liturgical Press.
