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Parables and Fables as Distinctive Jewish Literary Genres
| Author: | Caspi, Mishael | |
| Year: | 2012 | |
| Pages: | 384 | |
| ISBN: | 0-7734-2598-5 978-0-7734-2598-9 | |
| Price: | $239.95 | |
A book that concerns itself with the historical development of the fable or parable as a way of communicating knowledge and truth, in both Judaism and Christianity.
Reviews
“We shall all do well and wisely if we attend the grand tradition of parables to which we are heirs, and in attending, listen for the divine voice.” – Prof. J. Harold Ellens, University of Michigan
“… presents prior studies on the teaching in antiquity in ways that have not been studied before, therefore every scholar of the teaching of Jesus, of post biblical Jerusalem will benefit from it. … with its new insights it captivates the readers.” – Prof. Azila Talit Reisenberger, University of Cape Town, South Africa
“… presents prior studies on the teaching in antiquity in ways that have not been studied before, therefore every scholar of the teaching of Jesus, of post biblical Jerusalem will benefit from it. … with its new insights it captivates the readers.” – Prof. Azila Talit Reisenberger, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Table of Contents
FOREWORD by J. Harold Ellens
PROLOGUE: Burning Incense With Meshalim
PART ONE
CHAPTER ONE: Draw Near the House of Learning
CHAPTER TWO: In Quest of the Divine Human Voice
CHAPTER THREE: Form and Authorship: Oral and Written
CHAPTER FOUR: The Storyteller and the Story
PART TWO
INTRODUCTION TO PART TWO
CHAPTER FIVE: Parables and Fables: Examples of Ancient and Modern Educational, Religious, and Political
CHAPTER SIX: Some Visual Art Concerning Parables
CONCLUSION TO CHAPTERS FIVE AND SIX
EPILOGUE
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
ABBREVIATIONS
PROLOGUE: Burning Incense With Meshalim
PART ONE
CHAPTER ONE: Draw Near the House of Learning
CHAPTER TWO: In Quest of the Divine Human Voice
CHAPTER THREE: Form and Authorship: Oral and Written
CHAPTER FOUR: The Storyteller and the Story
PART TWO
INTRODUCTION TO PART TWO
CHAPTER FIVE: Parables and Fables: Examples of Ancient and Modern Educational, Religious, and Political
CHAPTER SIX: Some Visual Art Concerning Parables
CONCLUSION TO CHAPTERS FIVE AND SIX
EPILOGUE
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
ABBREVIATIONS