Parables as Subversive Speech Jesus as Pedagogue of the Oppressed
William R. Herzog II
- Kentucky, U.S.A The Westminster John Knox 1994
- 299tr. paperback, illustration 23cm
William Herzog shows that the focus of the parables was not on a vision of the glory of the reign of God but on the gory details of the way oppression served the interests of the ruling class. The parables were a form of social analysis, as well as a form of theological reflection. Herzog scrutinizes their canonical form to show the distinction...
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Jesus Christ -- Parables Jesus Christ -- Political and social views