Consumption and wealth in Luke's travel narrative
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
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| Series: | Biblical interpretation series ;
v. 88. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Wealth and possessions in the Gospel of Luke : a history of interpretation
- Salvation without renunciation
- Be generous!
- Reconsidering Luke's discourse on wealth and possessions
- The nature of parabolic discourse in Luke
- Jesus' announcement in Nazareth as programmatic for reading the parables
- Delineating the methodological approach : reader-response criticism, narrative criticism/narratology, and intertextuality
- Delineating the reader-position
- Procedure
- Challenging overconsumption
- The parable of the wealthy landowner (12:16-21)
- Exploring the pre-text : impressions of Jesus' teaching on wealth and possessions in 9:51-12:12
- Reading the parable : 12:16-21
- Summary
- The parable of the father and his two sons (15:11-32)
- Impressions of Jesus' teaching on wealth and possessions in 12:22-15:10
- Reading the parable : 15:11-32
- Summary
- Criticizing wealth
- The parable of the unjust steward (Luke 16:1-13)
- Reading the parable : 16:1-13
- Summary
- The parable of the rich man and Lazarus (16:19-31)
- Exploring the pre-text : 16:14-18
- Reading the parable : 16:19-31
- Summary
- Eliminating wealth
- Jesus' encounter with the rich ruler
- Exploring the pre-text : 17:1-18:17
- Reading Jesus' encounter with the ruler : 18:18-23
- Exploring the post-text : 18:24-30
- Summary
- Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus
- Exploring the pre-text : 18:31-43
- Reading Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus : 19:1-10
- Summary
- Conclusion
- Retracing our steps : a brief synopsis of the journey
- Implications
- A rejoinder.