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viii, 216 p. Introduction -- Wealth and possessions in the Gospel of Luke : a history of interpretation -- Salvation without renunciation -- Be generous! -- Reconsidering Luke's discourse on wealth and possessions -- The nature of parabolic discourse in Luke -- Jesus' announcement in Nazareth as programmatic for reading the parables -- Delineating the methodological approach : reader-response criticism, narrative criticism/narratology, and intertextuality -- Delineating the reader-position -- Procedure -- Challenging overconsumption -- The parable of the wealthy landowner (12:16-21) -- Exploring the pre-text : impressions of Jesus' teaching on wealth and possessions in 9:51-12:12 -- Reading the parable : 12:16-21 -- Summary -- The parable of the father and his two sons (15:11-32) -- Impressions of Jesus' teaching on wealth and possessions in 12:22-15:10 -- Reading the parable : 15:11-32 -- Summary -- Criticizing wealth -- The parable of the unjust steward (Luke 16:1-13) -- Reading the parable : 16:1-13 -- Summary -- The parable of the rich man and Lazarus (16:19-31) -- Exploring the pre-text : 16:14-18 -- Reading the parable : 16:19-31 -- Summary -- Eliminating wealth -- Jesus' encounter with the rich ruler -- Exploring the pre-text : 17:1-18:17 -- Reading Jesus' encounter with the ruler : 18:18-23 -- Exploring the post-text : 18:24-30 -- Summary -- Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus -- Exploring the pre-text : 18:31-43 -- Reading Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus : 19:1-10 -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Retracing our steps : a brief synopsis of the journey -- Implications -- A rejoinder. by James A. Metzger. Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-212) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Criticism, interpretation, etc Wealth Biblical teaching Consumption (Economics) Biblical teaching Christian stewardship Biblical teaching BS2595.6.W37 M48 2007eb 226.4/06 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10359109 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10359109 CaPaEBR 070723 ebr10359109