tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post4843163510974765319..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Seed & Soil, Word & WombGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51730942713766425862016-06-02T05:35:24.591-07:002016-06-02T05:35:24.591-07:00Yes, I was struck by that line too, Joan. Very vis...Yes, I was struck by that line too, Joan. Very visual and clearly a love for the parables went in to it.<br />Thanks Mushroom.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994306709948231112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27590402033454790512016-06-01T18:41:13.488-07:002016-06-01T18:41:13.488-07:00Pain and suffering are good plows
Ah, 'shroom...<i>Pain and suffering are good plows</i><br /><br />Ah, 'shroom. You are always so good with words. It is appreciated-- even if I don't say so often enough.Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-38753027467936378652016-06-01T14:12:27.910-07:002016-06-01T14:12:27.910-07:00We like parables. The heart (soil) is one of thos...We like parables. The heart (soil) is one of those hidden things. As humans we never know where the Word that is sown will take root and be productive. Sometimes it is where we would least expect it. <br /><br />Pain and suffering are good plows.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90195612517503523732016-06-01T11:05:36.614-07:002016-06-01T11:05:36.614-07:00ah, soil
try talking to Lefties in academia about...ah, soil<br /><br />try talking to Lefties in academia about soil, and they think you're a crypto Nazi<br /><br />living among academics and their ideas is like living in the whirlwind with Paolo and Francesca<br /><br />i.e. hell, not not too hell-ishTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52970068405306647642016-06-01T10:55:51.399-07:002016-06-01T10:55:51.399-07:00Yes, of course the Rutler did it.Yes, of course the Rutler did it.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-56896632022113347562016-06-01T10:40:42.174-07:002016-06-01T10:40:42.174-07:00I can't recommend enough Arnot's:
The Para...I can't recommend enough Arnot's:<br />The Parables of Our Lord<br /> He likewise compares parables which seem similar but really are not exactly. Yeast is a thing common in three parables, I think, but not in the same way.<br /><br />Btw, it's Rutler, correct?<br /><br />Glad you found this book. I smell a series here..Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994306709948231112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-58993359168775892922016-06-01T10:19:44.546-07:002016-06-01T10:19:44.546-07:00Looks like a really interesting book.
On a simila...Looks like a really interesting book.<br /><br />On a similar note, (and Mrs. G. might find this one interesting), my study group is currently working through this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Mark-Study-Guide/dp/0814631282/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1464800204&sr=1-3&keywords=little+rock+scripture+study" rel="nofollow">study of Mark</a>. There's a lot of very helpful historical context, plus discussion of the repeated patterns and the way Mark uses sets of twos and threes to provide more depth:<br /><br />"At the end of chapter 8, Mark seems to give a reason for his method when he describes Jesus' healing of a blind man in two stages. Here he dramatizes the idea that the blind man cannot shift from darkness to vision all at once; he needs to go through a process of coming to sight. "<br /><br />Elsewhere, on parables, <br /><br />"The rabbis described parables as 'making handles for the Torah,'...<br /><br />"...it was common practice for Jewish teachers to place several parables on the same theme next to each other so that the student could reflect on different possibilities of meaning. It was said that they placed them next to each other like 'pearls on a string.' So when we see three parables on seeds placed together, we should assume that they are intended to be read in relationship to one another. This interrelated meaning becomes even more urgent in view of Mark's habit of expressing himself in triads."juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com