The Historical Jesus in Context (Princeton Readings in Religions) by The Historical Jesus in Context

Author:The Historical Jesus in Context
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2009-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

We begin our examination of Jewish parables by looking at the parable from 2 Samuel and its interpretation. David has just sent Uriah the Hittite to die in battle, so that he could take his wife (Bathsheba) for himself. Nathan then appears before David and tells him the parable of the rich man and the poor man. David responds to the parable, and Nathan tells David that it is really about him and what he has done to Uriah. The story continues with God’s delineating David’s punishment.

The next parable is from the Book of Isaiah. Isaiah’s main activity occurred at the end of the eighth century and beginning of the seventh century BCE. The image of the vineyard is central to this parable, and it plays an important role in many of the parables in the Synoptic Gospels. Wine was one of the most important agricultural products of the Land of Israel, so the use of this image is natural. The parable is rather straightforward, especially after its key, the identification of the vineyard and its owner, appears at its end.

2 SAMUEL 12:1–14

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