Description
Drawing from Greco-Roman history, Second-Temple Jewish studies, archaeology, the social world of the New Testament, parable studies, and the burgeoning literature on Galilee, The People of the Parables describes life in first-century Galilee as it was experienced by the characters in Jesus parables. R. Alan Culpepper assesses both primary literature and recent research on Galileeincluding important archaeological discoveriesand fashions a new and insightful social history of Galilee, the people of the parables, and the historical context of Jesus ministry.
Culpepper builds this history by elucidating the lives of first-century Galileans featured in Jesus parables: children, women, daughters, mothers, widows, fathers, sons, landowners, tenants, day laborers, debtors, farmers, fishermen, shepherds, merchants, travelers, innkeepers, masters, slaves, tax collectors, judges, Pharisees, priests, Levites, Samaritans, bandits, and, finally, Jesus. Who these people weretheir place in Galilean society, how they lived, socialized, worshiped, and conducted business; how they were educatedis described in straightforward, nontechnical language. Culpepper brings new meanings to the parables for todays readers by shedding light on the people of Galilee in the time of Jesus.
Author: R. Alan Culpepper
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 03/26/2024
Pages: 350
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780664268848
Language: English
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