Description
In this splendid introduction to the elusive rhetorical device central to the New Testament picture of Jesus, Charles Hedrick explores the nature of the parable and its history of use. He asks basic questions such as, what is a parable? is Jesus really the author of the parables? and what does a parable mean? and then reviews a range of sources--from Aesop's fables to modern New Testament scholarship--to answer them. He also surveys the various ways the parables have been approached in literary criticism throughout history, giving specific examples of each method and delineating their strengths and weaknesses.
About the Author
Charles W. Hedrick is Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield.
Book Information
ISBN 9780664224271
Author Charles W. Hedrick
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Publisher Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
