Contending that Jesus' narrative parables are more poetic than
metaphoric, Charles Hedrick argues that parables should be
understood solely on their own terms and not on the terms of the
Gospel writers' contexts into which they have been placed or of the
agendas of the later church. Hedrick charts new territory as he
dares readers to recover the "imaginative fiction" of Jesus'
parables. Hedrick's dissatisfaction with figurative and
metaphorical approaches or approaches that argue for a particular
"meaning" or a "single interpretation" especially those attempting
to tie a parable's meaning to the "kingdom of God" diverges sharply
from the modern consensus and breaks new ground in parable studies.
"Jesus told parables. Gospel writers give them diverse readings.
Modern exegetes give them even more diverse readings. Hedrick
chronicles both diversities and then poses a new question. How
would those parables, precisely as poetic but realistic stories,
have sounded to Jesus' first hearers 'in the context of Israel's
fictions about itself'? His book emphasizes original audience
reaction, and its signal achievement is to have said something new,
interesting, and provocative in the very crowded field of parables
research."
" John Dominic Crossan, Professor of Biblical Studies, De Paul
University
"Charles Hedrick's "Parables as Poetic Fictions" places the
story character of Jesus' parables at the center of attention. His
innovative use of Aristotle's poetics pioneers the place of sound
in the structuring of the parables and provides a way of
understanding how the story is organized. This book must be on the
shelf of anyone interested in the parables."
" Bernard Brandon Scott, DarbethDistinguished Professor of New
Testament, Phillips Graduate Seminary
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