The Language of the Kingdom and Jesus : : Parable, Aphorism and Metaphor in the Sayings Material Common to the Synoptic Tradition and the Gospel of Thomas / / Jacobus Liebenberg.

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• VerfasserIn: Liebenberg, Jacobus,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2011]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: Reprint 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft , 102
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (547 p.)

Die vorliegende Untersuchung interpretiert Jesu Gleichnisse und die Spruchüberlieferung vom Gottesreich im Licht gegenwärtiger Metaphertheorie und zeigt auf, welchen Beitrag die Metaphertheorie bei der Verwendung der Gleichnisse und Aphorismen für die Erforschung des historischen Jesus leisten kann. Die metaphorische Natur und Mehrdeutigkeit der Gleichnisse und Aphorismen der Jesus-tradition untergräbt deren Wert hinsichtlich der Erforschung des historischen Jesus. Der Autor bezweifelt, daß die Gleichnisse und Sprüche der Jesustradition zur Rekonstruktion des historischen Jesus verwendet werden können.

This study interprets Jesus' parables and the sayings tradition regarding the Kingdom of God from a cognitive linguistic understanding of metaphor. It also shows what contribution the theory of metaphor can make when the parables and aphorisms are studied in research on the historical Jesus. The metaphoric nature and polyvalency of the parables and aphorisms of the Jesus tradition undermine their value for research on the historical Jesus. The author doubts whether the parables and sayings of the Jesus tradition can be employed to reconstruct the historical Jesus.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- 1. Eschatology, Kingdom and the Teaching of Jesus (or: Parable, Aphorism and the Historical Jesus) -- 2. Parable and Metaphor -- 3. The Kingdom Parables Shared by the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Thomas -- 4. The Reception of the Parables of the Mustard Seed, Leaven, Sower and Lost Sheep in the Synoptics, Thomas and Q. 4.1 The Parable of the Mustard Seed in the Synoptic Tradition and the Gospel of Thomas -- 4. The Reception of the Parables of the Mustard Seed, Leaven, Sower and Lost Sheep in the Synoptics, Thomas and Q. 4.2 The Parable of the Leaven in the Synoptic Tradition and the Gospel of Thomas -- 4. The Reception of the Parables of the Mustard Seed, Leaven, Sower and Lost Sheep in the Synoptics, Thomas and Q. 4.3 The Parable of the Sower in the Synoptic Tradition and the Gospel of Thomas -- 4. The Reception of the Parables of the Mustard Seed, Leaven, Sower and Lost Sheep in the Synoptics, Thomas and Q. 4.4 The Parable of the Lost Sheep in the Synoptic Tradition and the Gospel of Thomas -- 5. Aphorism, Proverb, Kingdom and Context: the Kingdom Aphorisms Shared by the Synoptic Tradition and the Gospel of Thomas -- 6. The Language of the Kingdom and Jesus -- Bibliography