An unexpected patron : a social-scientific and realistic reading of the parable of the Vineyard Labourers (Mt 20:1–15)

dc.contributor.authorVan Eck, Ernest
dc.contributor.authorKloppenborg, John S., 1951-
dc.contributor.emailernest.vaneck@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-25T10:23:19Z
dc.date.available2015-08-25T10:23:19Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-08
dc.description.abstractMany readings of the Parable of the Labourers in the vineyard want to treat the owner as representing God. Knowledge of actual agricultural practices relating to the management of vineyards suggest, on the contrary, that the details of the parable obstruct an easy identification of the owner with God, and that he displays unusual behaviour not only by paying all the labourers the same wage, but by his very intervention in the hiring process. The conclusion reached is that the parable constructs the vineyard owner, typically one of the nouveau riche who lived in cities, not only as a ‘good employer’ but also, contrary to expectation, as a patron who intervened well beyond the strict norms of economic exchange.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Eck, E. & Kloppenborg, J.S., 2015, ‘An unexpected patron: A social-scientific and realistic reading of the parable of the Vineyard Labourers (Mt 20:1–15)', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(1), Art. #2883, 11 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v71i1.2883.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v71i1.2883
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/49572
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherOpenJournals Publishingen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectGoden_ZA
dc.subjectOwneren_ZA
dc.subjectPatronen_ZA
dc.subjectParable of the Vineyard Labourers (Mt 20 : 1-15)
dc.subjectParable of the Labourers
dc.subjectAgricultural practices
dc.subjectEconomic exchange
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-08
dc.subject.otherSDG-08: Decent work and economic growth
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-12
dc.subject.otherSDG-12: Responsible consumption and production
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleAn unexpected patron : a social-scientific and realistic reading of the parable of the Vineyard Labourers (Mt 20:1–15)en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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