A Rabbi Looks at Jesus' ParablesIntended to appeal to both Christians and Jews,A Rabbi Looks at Jesus' Parables is an introduction to the teachings of Jesus, and compares the similarities and differences in Jesus' thinking to other Jewish sources from first-century Palestine. Each chapter uncovers hidden messages within each of Jesus' parables, and discusses each parable within its first-century religious and historical context. The book attempts to build bridges of understanding between Christians and Jews by exploring the notion that we share a common history. |
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... Aramaic , but we have no ancient Hebrew or Aramaic versions of the New Testament . The oldest record we have of Jesus ' speeches is in Greek . From Greek the texts were translated into Latin , French , German , Russian , Icelandic , and ...
... Aramaic , but we have no ancient Hebrew or Aramaic versions of the New Testament . The oldest record we have of Jesus ' speeches is in Greek . From Greek the texts were translated into Latin , French , German , Russian , Icelandic , and ...
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... Aramaic the words are raʼash and ra'av . The phrase reminded people of the punishments predicted by Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , and Zech- ariah.16 • Birth - pangs - The phrase often appeared in rabbinic literature as " birth- pangs of ...
... Aramaic the words are raʼash and ra'av . The phrase reminded people of the punishments predicted by Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , and Zech- ariah.16 • Birth - pangs - The phrase often appeared in rabbinic literature as " birth- pangs of ...
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... Aramaic . Their translations - like all translations - missed some of the nuances and allusions of the original language . Two illustrations will suffice . The Aramaic word mishtutha means both " banquet " and " wedding celebration ...
... Aramaic . Their translations - like all translations - missed some of the nuances and allusions of the original language . Two illustrations will suffice . The Aramaic word mishtutha means both " banquet " and " wedding celebration ...
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... Aramaic into Greek , the gospel authors lost some allu- sions and changed some images to reflect familiar Hellenistic experiences . These factors alone explain many of the differences in the parables reported in the gospels . There were ...
... Aramaic into Greek , the gospel authors lost some allu- sions and changed some images to reflect familiar Hellenistic experiences . These factors alone explain many of the differences in the parables reported in the gospels . There were ...
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... Aramaic . In Rome , Mark recorded the written and oral traditions he had accumu- lated . Matthew ( in Antioch ) , Luke ( in Rome ) , and John ( in Ephesus ) did the same . Each composed a document in Greek to present the good news to ...
... Aramaic . In Rome , Mark recorded the written and oral traditions he had accumu- lated . Matthew ( in Antioch ) , Luke ( in Rome ) , and John ( in Ephesus ) did the same . Each composed a document in Greek to present the good news to ...
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According angels Aramaic audience banquet behavior believers biblical brother century Christian death Deuteronomy disciples earth Enoch Esdras eternal evil Exodus Ezekiel father feast fig tree Final Judgment followers Genesis George Foot Moore God's kingdom God's law gospels Greek guests healed hear Hebrew Bible honor Hosea human images Isaiah Israel Israelites Jeremiah Jerusalem Jesus Built Jesus reminded Jesus taught Jewish tradition Jews Joachim Jeremias John Josephus Judaism judge king kingdom of heaven Levite Leviticus listeners live Lord Luke Maccabees Mark Matthew metaphor Midrash Moses neighbor Numbers owner Palestine Parable Convey Parables of Jesus person Pharisees preaching presented in Moore priests prophets Psalm punished Rabbi repented resurrection righteous Roman Sabbath Sadducees sages salt Samaritan Sanhedrin scribes Scrolls Secrets seed servants Shabbat sheep shepherd sinners sins sons spoke suffer synagogue tax collectors teachings Temple Testament Torah understand verse vine vineyard warned wedding weeds wheat wicked woman word