A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume V : Probing the Authenticity of the Parables /

Since the late nineteenth century, New Testament scholars have operated on the belief that most, if not all, of the narrative parables in the Synoptic Gospels can be attributed to the historical Jesus. This book challenges that consensus and argues instead that only four parables-those of the Mustar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meier, John P. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: De Gruyter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2016]
Series:Anchor Yale Bible reference library
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction to Volume Five: The Parables: How Do They Fit into the Quest for the Historical Jesus?
  • Chapter 37. The Parables of Jesus: Seven Unfashionable Theses
  • Chapter 38. Parables and the Problem of the Coptic Gospel of Thomas
  • Chapter 39. Searching for Likely Candidates: A Survey of the Synoptic Parables
  • Chapter 40. The Few, the Happy Few
  • Conclusion to Volume Five: From Unfashionable Theses to Contrarian Conclusions: Farewell to a Firm Foundation
  • Appendix: An Introductory Bibliography on the Parables of Jesus
  • Map of Palestine in the Time of Jesus
  • Map of the Galilee of Jesus' Ministry
  • Chart of the Family of Herod the Great
  • Chart of the Regnal Years of the Roman Principes (Emperors)
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Scripture and Other Ancient Writings Index
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index