Browsing by UP Author "Reinstorf, Dieter Heinrich"

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  • The challenge of Jesus' parables : a scholarly handbook for ministers and preachers 
    Reinstorf, Dieter Heinrich (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2006-03)
    The parables of Jesus recorded in the Gospels are profoundly challenging, not only as far as their original audience is concerned, but equally so as far as present day readers, hoping to fully grasp their meaning, are ...
  • (Confessional) Lutheran perspectives on the unity of the church 
    Reinstorf, Dieter Heinrich (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-08-31)
    From personal experience, this article shares to what degree the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria was and continues to be a gateway to the future, challenging among others the divisions that characterise ...
  • Jesus' kingdom parables as metaphorical stories: Challenge to a conventional worldview 
    Reinstorf, Dieter Heinrich; Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Jesus' parables are to be read as metaphorical stories. Parable as metaphor demands that the parable remains open-ended and polyvalent, with the reader always involved in a participatory role. This article aims at showing ...
  • Luke’s parables and the purpose of Luke’s Gospel 
    Reinstorf, Dieter Heinrich (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    Do the parables of Luke hold the key to an understanding of the overall purpose of Luke’s Gospel? This question is pursued by Greg W Forbes (2000) in a book entitled The God of Old: The role of the Lukan parables in the ...
  • The parable of the shrewd manager (Lk 16:1–8) : a biography of Jesus and a lesson on mercy 
    Reinstorf, Dieter Heinrich (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-05-13)
    Many scholars have regarded the parable of the shrewd manager (Lk 16:1–8) as the most puzzling of all parables as Jesus seems to use the unrighteous actions of a dishonest (worldly) manager as a model for emulation by ...
  • Reflections on Jesus’ parables as metaphorical stories past and present 
    Reinstorf, Dieter Heinrich; Van Aarde, A.G. (Andries G.) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    During the past decades scholars have endeavoured to read Jesus’ parables as metaphorical stories. This article provides a theoretical overview of the ongoing debate, reflecting both on past claims and present criticism. ...
  • The rich, the poor, and the law 
    Reinstorf, Dieter Heinrich (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)
    This article explores the social and religious dynamics of parables of Jesus in which “rich” and “poor” are juxtaposed. It focuses on Luke 16:19-31 (the parable of the rich man and the poor beggar Lazarus) and on Luke ...