The Mysterious Parable

von Madeleine Boucher

112 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This monograph studies the parable as a literary construct. It addresses the question why the ancients understood parables as mysterious speech. The study disputes the binary opposition of (clear) parables and (obscure) allegories. Defining allegory as an extended metaphor in narratory form, it argues that many parables are allegories. The parable is defined as narrative in form; tropical in mode of meaning; religious or ethical in genre; and rhetorical in purpose, intended to persuade. Requiring (sometimes challenging) interpretation, the parable can rightly be considered "mysterious." The monograph then discusses the parable in the context of Mark's theme of mystery.

• Reihe: Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Religiöse Aspekte Kritik und Exegese heiliger Texte
• ISBN: 9781666780031
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.10.2023
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Pickwick Publications