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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... Wicked Vineyard Owner " convey to the reader the writer's conclusions about the meaning of the story . Even a title like the " Parable of the Prodigal Son " focuses on the son when just as much attention ought to be paid to the father ...
... Wicked Vineyard Owner " convey to the reader the writer's conclusions about the meaning of the story . Even a title like the " Parable of the Prodigal Son " focuses on the son when just as much attention ought to be paid to the father ...
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... wicked prosper ? How is the death of young children or the spread of infectious dis- eases or oppression by foreign governments compatible with God's love and concern ? Their affirmations provided an ideological framework within which ...
... wicked prosper ? How is the death of young children or the spread of infectious dis- eases or oppression by foreign governments compatible with God's love and concern ? Their affirmations provided an ideological framework within which ...
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... wicked would vanish from the earth . The pathway to these Final Days was suggested in the text declaring that those ... wicked . The wholly righteous were des- tined for " eternal life " ; the wholly wicked would suffer " everlasting ...
... wicked would vanish from the earth . The pathway to these Final Days was suggested in the text declaring that those ... wicked . The wholly righteous were des- tined for " eternal life " ; the wholly wicked would suffer " everlasting ...
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... wicked . The School of Shammai held that those who had done more evil than good or in whom good and evil were equally balanced would go down to Gehenna , spend some time there , arise from there healed , and enter heaven.6 For them ...
... wicked . The School of Shammai held that those who had done more evil than good or in whom good and evil were equally balanced would go down to Gehenna , spend some time there , arise from there healed , and enter heaven.6 For them ...
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... wicked , those who rejected Jesus ' teachings . Like reapers in a field ready for harvest , angels would slice through the peoples of the earth , gathering true believers together under God's love and protection and burning the rest of ...
... wicked , those who rejected Jesus ' teachings . Like reapers in a field ready for harvest , angels would slice through the peoples of the earth , gathering true believers together under God's love and protection and burning the rest of ...
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