Tag: Kenneth E. Bailey
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Surprises at the well
Presbyterian Outlook: Surprises at the well by Kenneth E. Bailey (Requires free registration.) Often the task of exegesis is to rescue truth from familiarity. The story of Jesus and the woman at the well is known, but its amazing surprises often are overlooked. A few of them are particularly noteworthy. 1. Dominical mission: Go in…
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New Kenneth E. Bailey Book Coming
I was searching at Amazon.com when I came across this: Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels by Kenneth E. Bailey. "Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's…
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Kenneth E. Bailey Home Page
I finished a lengthy series two weeks ago on theologian Kenneth E. Bailey's Luke 15 work. Well, I just discovered he has a home page with listings of all the works he has written and the videos he has produced. Check out the link below. Kenneth E. Bailey Here is his biography as given at…
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Parable of the Lost Coin (Part 2)
[Previous] Here is Kenneth Bailey's description of the parable's parallelism. INTRODUCTION "Or what woman having ten silver coins, 1. LOST if she loses one of them, 2. FOUND does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 3. REJOICE 9 When she has found it, she calls together her…
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Parable of the Lost Coin (Part 1)
[Previous] Kenneth Bailey suggests that the "Lost Coin" parable (Luke 15:8-10) is actually a retelling of the "Lost Sheep" parable with some important nuances. 8 Or what woman having ten silver coins [drachmas], if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? The…
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Parable of the Lost Sheep (Part 2)
[Previous] Kenneth E. Bailey shows that the parable is a combination of straight parallelism with an inverted parallelism in the middle. 1. YOU 4 "Which one of you, having a hundred sheep 2. ONE and losing one of them, 3. NINETY-NINE does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness A. LOST and go after the…
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Parable of the Lost Sheep (Part 1)
[Previous] We have just explored the "Parable of the Compassionate Father" in Luke 15:11-32. It is time to back up and review what led to this parable. 1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow…
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Theological Implications of “The Parable of the Compassionate Father” according to Kenneth Bailey
[Previous] Kenneth E. Bailey lists eleven major theological implications of "The Parable of the Compassionate Father" (Luke 15:11-32) in Finding the Lost: Cultural Keys to Luke 15. (190-192) Sin. The parable exhibits two types of sin. One is the sin of the law-breaker and the other sin of the law-keeper. Each centers on a broken…
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Reflections on the Parable of the Compassionate Father
[Previous] My presentation of Kenneth E. Bailey's work on Luke 15:11-32 is woefully lacking. Still, I hope these recent posts have helped us see how rich the story is when viewed through Middle Eastern eyes. Having closely examined this parable, we now ask what to do with the parable. The temptation is to "gut" the…