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Title: The People of the Parables
Condition: New
ISBN-10: 0664268846
EAN: 9780664268848
ISBN: 9780664268848
Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 26/03/2024
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 216mm
Item Length: 140mm
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Subtitle: Galilee in the Time of Jesus
Description: Drawing from Greco-Roman history, Second-Temple Jewish studies, archaeology, the social world of the New Testament, parable studies, and the burgeoning literature on Galilee, The People of the Parables describes life in first-century Galilee as it was experienced by the characters in Jesus' parables. R. Alan Culpepper assesses both primary literature and recent research on Galilee--including important archaeological discoveries--and fashions a new and insightful social history of Galilee, the people of the parables, and the historical context of Jesus' ministry.Culpepper builds this history by elucidating the lives of first-century Galileans featured in Jesus' parables: children, women, daughters, mothers, widows, fathers, sons, landowners, tenants, day laborers, debtors, farmers, fishermen, shepherds, merchants, travelers, innkeepers, masters, slaves, tax collectors, judges, Pharisees, priests, Levites, Samaritans, bandits, and, finally, Jesus. Who these people were--their place in Galilean society, how they lived, socialized, worshiped, and conducted business; how they were educated--is described in straightforward, nontechnical language. Culpepper brings new meanings to the parables for today's readers by shedding light on the people of Galilee in the time of Jesus.
Author: R. Alan Culpepper
Release Year: 2024

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