The scandal of the Gospels: Jesus, story, and offense
This study argues that the gospels are in an important sense "occasions for offence", and that the Jesus of the gospels is a scandal ("skandalon" in the original Greek) and never more scandalous than when he speaks in parables. It seeks to recover the gospels' narrative sens...
Summary: | This study argues that the gospels are in an important sense "occasions for offence", and that the Jesus of the gospels is a scandal ("skandalon" in the original Greek) and never more scandalous than when he speaks in parables. It seeks to recover the gospels' narrative sense of Jesus as skandalon |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-191) and index |
ISBN: | 0195084284 |