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The Scandal of the Gospels

By David McCracken

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The Scandal of the Gospels

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This book argues that the gospels are in an important sense "occasions for offense." The Jesus of the gospels is a scandal (skandalon, in the original Greek) and he is never more scandalous than when he is speaking in parables. Interpreters of the gospels over the centuries have consistently labored to domesticate the offense or to eliminate it entirely. David McCracken, focusing on parables, Matthew's narrative contexts, and the gospel of John, seeks to recover the gospels' sense of Jesus as skandalon. To this end, he enlists the help of Kierkegaard, the philosopher of offense, and to a lesser extent that of Bakhtin, both of whom prove to be surprisingly apt conversation partners for the evangelists.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
220
Release Date:
1994-01-06
Publication Date:
1993-12-19
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195084284
ISBN13:
9780195084283
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
515 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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