The family metaphor in Jesus' teaching gospel imagery and application / [electronic resource] :
Gospel imagery and application
Stephen Finlan.
- Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2013]
- 1 online resource (xiv, 112 p.)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-99) and indexes.
Preface: on the historical Jesus -- "My Father and your Father": the gospel principles -- "First the stalk, then the head, then the full grain": stages of growth -- "Do not despise one of these little ones": welcoming the child -- "Who are my mother and my brothers?": critique of family -- "The two shall become one flesh": the evolution of marriage -- "Mercy, not sacrifice": religious priorities.