Tag: Evangelium in Evangelio
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Household: Introducing the Evangelium in Evangelio
Jesus was a metaphorical theologian in the tradition of the rabbis of his time. He may have spent as much as eighteen years before initiating his itinerate ministry as part of the haberim, a local community of Jews devoted to studying the Scripture. Rabbis typically drew on the rich wealth of stories and themes in…
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“Evangelium in Evangelio” An Amplified Version
[I am at PCUSA General Assembly Council right now with no time to write. So here is a rerun originally posted January 27, 2006.] Evangelium in Evangelio means the gospel within the gospel. It refers to Luke 15: 11-32, the passage traditionally known as the Parable of the Prodigal Son, although more accurately, it is…
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“Evangelium in Evangelio” An Amplified Version
Evangelium in Evangelio means the gospel within the gospel. It refers to Luke 15: 11-32, the passage traditionally known as the Parable of the Prodigal Son, although more accurately, it is the Parable of the Compassionate Father. I recently completed a series of posts on Kenneth Bailey's study of Luke 15. There is so much…
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Some Final Thoughts About Luke 15
[Previous] I hope my overview of Kenneth E. Bailey's work has been worth your time. As I look back over some of these posts, they sometimes seem disconnected and disjointed. Despite my feeble efforts at conveying Bailey's insights, I hope it has at least raised your curiosity about Bailey's approach to scripture. I think Bailey…