TY - BOOK AU - Thurén, Lauri AU - AU - TI - Parables unplugged SN - 9780800699796 U1 - 226.405208 CY - U.S.A. KW - Religion -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament N2 - The parables of Jesus have long been read either as allegories encoding Christian theology or as tantalizing clues to the authentic voice of Jesus. Thurén proposes instead to read the parables `unplugged` from any assumptions beyond those given in the narrative situation in the text, on the common-sense premise that the very form of the parable works to propose a (sometimes startling) resolution to a particular problem. Thurén applies his method to the parables in Luke, exploring the Evangelist's specific narrative purposes in the use of individual parables UR - https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2022/8/13/_809031843_140.jpg ER -