Parables of the Kingdom: Jesus and the Use of Parables in the Synoptic Tradition

by Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan

"Do you not understand this parable?" is a question Jesus posed to his disciples (Mark 4:13). Just as the first disciples often did not understand Jesus' many parables, so it is for listeners and readers nearly two thousand years later. In Parables of the Kingdom, Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan helps readers to "hear" and "see" and "understand" the parables of Jesus. She offers a general introduction to the use of parables and the life and ministry of Jesus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814629938
• ISBN13: 9780814629932
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.0"