Category: Jesus’ Parables
Musings on Mark: Mary Ann Beavis on the Parable of the Tenants
Mary Ann Beavis, Mark, Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament (Baker Academic, 2011), 175. In Mark, then, the parable [i.e. of the tenants; Mark 12:1-12] is a sort of Passion prediction in expanded, allegorical form. For the evangelist, any God-given authority that the Jewish leaders… Continue Reading “Musings on Mark: Mary Ann Beavis on the Parable of the Tenants”
The Weekly Roundup – 10.26.18
Enjoy! Over on his blog, Bart Ehrman has a short post on the Lukan story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). Ehrman thinks that while the historical Jesus certain railed against the rich, calling them to repent before the impending reign of… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 10.26.18”
The Amateur Exegete 