The Fables of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke: A New Foundation for the Study of Parables
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Strong, Justin David
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2021
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Here is a book that could engage me for a long time to come. Its 629 pages are packed with questions and insights that I have wondered about, written about, and taught. For now, I will offer only an impression gleaned from reading two crucial summaries, the "conclusions" to its two parts (225 and 537). The major impression I have is that Strong works hard here to see Jesus' parables as fables. I understand him to be saying "See Jesus' parables as fables and you will solve many of your issues." This project includes resurrecting knowledge of ancient fable, which has dwindled in the last century. "Hardly any biblical scholars today, parables specialists included, are familiar with the ancient fable" (226). I take it that Strong is trying to deconstruct the view that Jesus' parable genre was "new." "The Lukan 'parables,' in particular, demand a long list of exceptions to parable theory, from how many points they are allowed to have, to whether they are allowed to be 'impossible,' to whether they need to preach about the kingdom of God, or are permitted to make us laugh" (538). I look forward to many hours with this stimulating book!
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Brill: Ferdinand Schöningh
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