What did Jesus mean? : explaining the Sermon on the Mount and the parables in simple and universal human concepts
Linguist Anna Wierzbicka casts new light on the words of Jesus by taking her theory of universal human concepts and bringing it to bear on Jesus' parables and the Sermon on the Mount. Her approach results in strikingly novel interpretations
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (xiv, 509 pages)
9780195137330, 9780198031406, 0195137337, 0198031408
191023657
1. Introduction
1. "What did Jesus mean"-Is it worth asking?
2. Different questions about Jesus
3. Conceptual primes and universal human concepts-new tools for the study of Jesus' sayings
4. An illustration
5. Is it possible to separate the universal aspect of Jesus' teaching from its cultural context?
6. Paradoxes of inculturation
7. Universal words: Unfamiliar but not unintelligible
8. The importance of Jesus' Jewish context for the understanding of his teaching
9. Jesus, the teacher of timeless truths?
10. An illustration: The "kingdom of God" explained in universal human concepts
11. The meaning of the word God
12. The search for a coherent picture
PART I: THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
2. The Beatitudes
1. Introduction: The importance of the Beatitudes
2. Basic facts about the Beatitudes
3. Who are the "weeping" ones?
4. Who are the "hungry"?
5. Who are the "poor"?
6. Who are the "meek" (Matthew's praeis)?
7. Exploring the image of the lamb and some related New Testament images
8. Who are the "persecuted"?
9. What does it mean to be "blessed"?
10. Conclusion
3. You Have Heard ... But I Say to You ..
1. Jesus fulfils the Law
2. Whoever is angry with his brother ..
3. Whoever divorces his wife ..
4. Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her ..
5. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out
6. Let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No', 'No'
7. Turn the other cheek
8. Love your enemies
9. "The righteousness of the scribes and the Pharisees"
4. Other Key Sayings
1. You are the salt of the earth
2. When you do a charitable deed do not sound a trumpet
3. Do not let your left hand know ..
4. When you pray, go into your room
5. When you fast, anoint your head
6. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. 7. The eye is the lamp of the body
8. You cannot serve God and mammon
9. Consider the lilies of the field
10. Do not judge
11. Ask, and it will be given to you
12. The golden rule
13. Enter by the narrow gate
14. Do people gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?
15. The will of my Father
16. Building on the rock
5. The Lord's Prayer
1. Introduction
2. The meaning and significance of the word abba
3. "Father" as a metaphor
4. God as someone
5. What does God's fatherhood mean (in Jesus' teaching)?
6. Hallowed be thy name
7. Thy kingdom come
8. Give us this day our daily bread
9. And forgive us our sins
10. For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us
11. And do not lead us into temptation
12. Conclusion
PART II: THE PARABLES
6. The Sower
7. The Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price
8. The Leaven and The Mustard Seed
9. The Lost Sheep and The Lost Coin
10. The Prodigal Son
11. The Unforgiving Servant
12. The Laborers in the Vineyard
13. The Servant's Reward
14. The Great Feast
15. The Last Judgment
16. The Good Samaritan
17. The Rich Man and Lazarus
18. The Rich Fool
19. The Doorkeeper
20. The Talents
21. The Dishonest Steward
22. The Unjust Judge and the Friend at Midnight
23. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
PART III: CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER PERSPECTIVES
24. An Overall Picture of Jesus' Teaching
25. Implications for Theology
Christianity in a Nutshell
26. Language: A Key Issue in Understanding Jesus and Christianity
Notes
References
Index
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