The Q Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven: Half-Baked and Garden-Variety Metaphors?
The parables of the mustard seed and leaven have received countless interpretations over the years. Out of these, interpretations that relate these parables to categories of either impurity or growth (but also contrast) predominate. This article will critically evaluate these approaches before propo...
| Published in: | Neotestamentica |
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| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2019, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 339-374 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Parable of the mustard seed
/ Parable of the leaven
/ Metaphor
/ Gender
/ Gender-specific role
/ Creation
/ Liberation
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| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology HC New Testament NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology |
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Bible. Gospels
B Sayings Gospel B mustard B Nortjé-Meyer, Lilly 1957- B Human Behavior B MUSTARD seeds B Parable B Festschrift B Historical Jesus B Gender B leaven |
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| Summary: | The parables of the mustard seed and leaven have received countless interpretations over the years. Out of these, interpretations that relate these parables to categories of either impurity or growth (but also contrast) predominate. This article will critically evaluate these approaches before proposing a novel avenue of interpretation. The article relates in three distinct ways to the research and person of Lilly Nortjé-Meyer. Firstly, it treats a "gender-pair" in the Sayings Gospel Q, which links up with Lilly's work on gender (e.g. Nortjé-Meyer 2008; 2010). As commentators and Q scholars often remark, Q has a tendency to describe male and female behaviour in conjunction, often as consecutive examples or parables of human behaviour in general (see, e.g. Batten 1994, 47-49). The parables of the mustard seed and leaven represent one instance of this tendency in Q. Secondly, in ways that will become clear, the article relates directly to Lilly's most recent focus on the liberation of animals and the interconnectedness of all creation (e.g. Nortjé-Meyer 2019). Thirdly, also in ways that will become clear, the article relates strongly to Lilly's focus and intent with her research to promote the liberation of humans, especially those who suffer in this world (e.g. Nortjé-Meyer 2002; 2018). It is a huge pleasure and honour to dedicate this article to my friend and colleague, Lilly Nortjé-Meyer. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/neo.2019.0022 |