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far too long, Lauri Thurรฉn argues, the parables of Jesus have been read either
as allegories encoding Christian theologyโincluding the theological message of
one or another Gospel writerโor as tantalizing clues to the authentic voice of
Jesus. Thurรฉn proposes instead to read the parables โunpluggedโ from any
assumptions beyond those given in the narrative situation in the text, on the
common-sense premise that the very form of the parable works to propose a
(sometimes startling) resolution to a particular problem. Thurรฉn applies his
method to the parables in Luke with some surprising results involving the
Evangelistโs overall narrative purposes and the discrete purposes of individual
parables in supporting the authority of Jesus, proclaiming Godโs love,
exhorting steadfastness, and so on. Eschatological and allegorical readings are
equally unlikely, according to Thurรฉnโs results. This study is sure to spark
learned discussion among scholars, preachers, and students for years to come.
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Lauri Thurรฉn is professor of biblical studies in the School of Theology at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu. A rhetorical-critical scholar, he received his Masterโs, licentiate, and Ph.D. in theology from ร bo Akademi University in Finland and has made advanced studies at GTU Berkeley and Uppsala University. He has written a number of articles and is the author of The Rhetorical Strategy of 1 Peter (1990), Argument and Theology in 1 Peter (1995), Derhetorizing Paul (2000), and in Finnish, a commentary on the Catholic epistles.
