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003			AU-EpEBC
005			20130122123315.0
008			110801s2012 nyu 001 0 eng
010			_a 2011032682
020			_a9780061875694
020			_a0061875694
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn730414468
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dYDX _dBTCTA _dBDX _dBKL _dYDXCP _dDLC _dNEMB
042			_apcc
082	0	0	_a232.954066/CRO
998			_bEW
100	1		_aCrossan, John Dominic.
245	1	4	_aThe power of parable : _bhow fiction by Jesus became fiction about Jesus / _cJohn Dominic Crossan.
260			_aNew York : _bHarperOne, _cc2012.
300			_ax, 259 p. ; _bpbk ; _c24 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_a"One of the main ways Jesus taught people was through the use of parables. Through an exploration of the literary genre popular in the ancient world, distinguished Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan dissects the versions we read in the Gospels to get back to what Jesus really intended to teach. Next, Crossan reveals how Jesus's use of parables inspired the Gospel writers themselves to come up with meaningful, metaphorical stories of Jesus to help them explain their own views of who they thought this Messiah really was. By unlocking the meaning and purposes of the Gospel's parables, we can arrive at a better portrait of this enigmatic and charismatic Jewish figure who transformed his world and the next two thousand years of history"--
600	0	0	_aJesus Christ _xParables.
600	0	0	_aJesus Christ _xPerson and offices.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pN.T. _pGospels _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
650		0	_aStorytelling _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2011032682-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2011032682-d.html
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