Contents: 1. Parables in the synoptic gospels -- The many meanings of the word "parable" -- Insight and appeal -- Overview of the synoptic parables -- 2. Parables in Luke 15: What was lost -- A closer look at chapter 15 -- The lost sheep -- The prodigal son -- Actualization -- 3. The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) -- No problems? -- Redacted tradition -- The message of Jesus -- A plea for Luke …
Contents: 1. How does a parable mean? -- Introduction -- The parable as text -- The parable as narrative -- The parable as context -- 2. The parables of Mark -- Introduction -- Parables and the mystery of the kingdom: Mark 4 -- The drama of salvation history in Mark 12 -- Community life "between the times": the parables of Mark 13 -- 3. The parables of Matthew -- Introduction -- Ethics and disc…