CONTENTS
Preface
Part
One. Prolegomena
Introduction
Naming
the Parable
Mashal
Mashal in the Hebrew Bible
Mashal in Rabbinic Literature
Parabole in Greek
Parabole in the Synoptics
The Gospel of Thomas
Short Narrative Fiction
Referencing
Symbol
Parable and Torah
Parable and Gospel
Parable and Kingdom
Approach
and Strategy
Corpus of Parables
Strategy
Part
Two. Family, Village, City, and Beyond
1.
Identity
A Man Had Two Children (Matt. 21:28-31a)
Who Has a Friend? (Luke 11:5-8)
Two Men Went up to the Temple (Luke 18:10-14a)
2.
I Remember Mama
A Man Had Two Sons (Luke 15:11-32)
3.
How to Mismanage a Miracle
The Land of a Rich Man (Luke 12:16-20; Gos. Thom. 63)
4.
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
A Rich Man Clothed in Purple (Luke 16:19-31)
5.
What If No One Came?
A Man Gave a Banquet (Matt. 22:2-14; Luke 14:16– 24;
Gos. Thom. 64)
6.
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
In a City There Was a Judge (Luke 18:2-5)
7.
Who's That Masked Man?
From Jerusalem to Jericho (Luke 10:30-35)
Part
Three. Masters and Servants
8.
Patrons and Clients
The Faithful and Wise Servant (Matt. 24:45-51; Luke
12:42-46)
A Man Going on a Journey (Mark 13:34-36; Luke
12:36-38)
A Creditor Had Two Debtors (Luke 7:41-43) Who Has a
Servant Plowing (Luke 17:7-9)
9.
A Hard-Hearted Man
A Man Entrusts Property (Matt. 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27)
10.
Reading of the Will
A Man Planted a Vineyard (Mark 12:1-12; Matt.
21:33-46; Luke 20:9-19; Gos. Thom. 65)
11.
A Master's Praise
A Rich Man Had a Steward (Luke 16:1-8a)
12.
The King's Accounting
A King Wished to Settle Accounts (Matt. 18:23-34) 13.
Am I Not Doing You Right?
A Householder Went Out Early (Matt. 20:1-15)
Part
Four. Home and Farm
14.
Artifacts
A Woman with a Jar (Gos. Thom. 98)
A Woman with Ten Drachmas (Luke 15:8-10) The Net
(Matt. 13:47)
The Merchant (Matt. 13:45-46; Gos. Thom. 76)
15.
One Rotten Apple
The Leaven (Matt. 13:33; Luke 13:20-21)
16.
A Garden of Delights
A Man Had a Fig Tree (Luke 13:6-9)
From the Fig Tree (Matt. 24:32; Mark 13:28; Luke
21:29-30)
17.
What Did the Farmer Sow?
A Sower Went Out (Mark 4:1-9; Matt. 13:1-9; Luke
8:4-8; Gos. Thom. 9
18.
What If They Gave a War?
A Man Casts Seed (Mark 4:26-29)
19.
The Mustard Tree
A Grain of Mustard Seed (Matt. 24:32; Mark 4:30- 32;
Luke 13:18-19; Gos. Thom. 20)
20.
Finders Keepers
A Man Who Had Hidden Treasure (Gos. Thom. 109)
Treasure (Matt. 13:44; Gos. Thom. 109)
21.
Where's the Fox?
A Man with a Hundred Sheep (Matt. 18:12-14; Luke
15:1-7; Gos. Thom. 107)
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Index
of Parable Titles
