Schottroff on the Parables

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Envisioning the Reign of God Through Parables

MINNEAPOLIS (February 14, 2006)— The Parables of Jesus from Fortress Press envisions the reign of God through parables—and the social structures they imply.

In this startling work, Luise Schottroff proposes an alternative reading of Jesus' parables. Her work decries the traditional allegorizing of Jesus' stories, with their easy identification of God as one of the characters in the stories.

"A far-ranging, stimulating, and provocative volume that proposes a holistic and integrated approach to the parables. A special strength of the volume can be found in Schottroff's concerted effort to set the parables in the tradition of Jewish parabolic literature."
— William R. Herzog II, Colgate Rochester Divinity School

"This book is a brilliant combination of social history, literary acumen, and feminist/liberationist perspectives. It is a 'must read' for anyone, scholar, pastor, or student alike, who has ever tried to interpret or preach from the parables."
— Mary Ann Tolbert, Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union

Luise Schottroff is an internationally-renowned New Testament scholar who has pioneered both feminist criticism of the New Testament and bold social-justice readings of the Gospels. She currently teaches at Union Theological Seminary, New York City. She is the author of twenty-two books, including Feminist Interpretation: The Bible in Women's Perspective (1999).

The Parables of Jesus

By Luise Schottroff, translated by Linda M. Maloney

Format: Paperback, 6” x 9”, 288 pages
Item No: 0-8006-3699-6

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Fortress Press

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