Beyond Petty Pursuits and Wearisome Widows: Three Lukan Parables

The three Lukan parables that feature female characters have often been interpreted as stories about women tending to trivial tasks. Yet these figures reveal the divine work of transforming and feeding, extravagantly seeking after the lost for redemption, and persistently pursuing justice until it i...

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Main Author: Reid, Barbara E. 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2002
In: Interpretation
Year: 2002, Volume: 56, Issue: 3, Pages: 284-294
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Summary:The three Lukan parables that feature female characters have often been interpreted as stories about women tending to trivial tasks. Yet these figures reveal the divine work of transforming and feeding, extravagantly seeking after the lost for redemption, and persistently pursuing justice until it is achieved.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096430005600305