The Voice of Jesus by Stephen Wright
This book explores what it means to seek the voice of Jesus in his parables through the interpretive keys of literary tropes. Through a detailed discussion of significant periods of parable interpretation, with reference to six narrative parables peculiar to Luke's Gospel, it demonstrates the continued necessity of a creative response to an intention when confronted with figures of speech. Drawing on the long tradition of interpretation, a fresh hearing of the tone of the parables as exemplary tales is suggested, rooted in both the conditions of Jesus's contemporary culture and the Old Testament Scriptures. At a time when there is renewed interest in the study of parables, both biblical and in other literature, Dr. Wright's book is at the cutting edge of scholarship. He is equally at home in the Classics of the Christian tradition, in contemporary biblical studies and literary theory as well as the study of rhetoric. His recovery of the 'voice' of the great parables of Luke's Gospel is a masterpiece of interdisciplinarity and should be widely read by both students and scholars. --David Jasper, University of Glasgow So many books have been written on the parables of Jesus that it is now a real challenge to write anything that is significantly original about them. This, however, is what Dr. Wright has succeeded in doing in this sensitive treatment. He brings his particular skills in literary criticism to the task, and the result is a book which genuinely has something fresh to offer to the interpretation of his chosen group of parables. --I. Howard Marshall, University of Aberdeen Stephen Wright is Director of the College of Preachers, an ecumenical training agency based in London.
Stephen I. Wright (PhD., University of Durham) is Tutor in Biblical Studies and Practical Theology at Spurgeon's College, and previously Director of the College of Preachers, an ecumenical training and resource agency helping preachers of all denominations fulfil their ministry. His significant publications include The Voice of Jesus: Studies in the Interpretation of Six Gospel Parables (Carlisle: Paternoster/ Wipf and Stock); Tales Jesus Told: An Introduction to the Narrative Parables of Jesus (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2003); Preaching the Atonement (London: T. & T. Clark International, 2005), shortlisted for the Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing, 2007, and most recently Preaching the Incarnation
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| ISBN 13 | 9780853649755 |
| ISBN 10 | 0853649758 |
| Title | The Voice of Jesus |
| Author | Stephen Wright |
| Series | Paternoster Biblical And Theological Monographs |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Paternoster |
| Year published | 2000-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
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