tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760102.post5415905469018428805..comments2023-07-02T22:13:53.050+12:00Comments on Theo Geek: Jesus' Parables: Two InterpretationsAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01904922191977808104noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760102.post-84818244776323660532007-12-25T15:23:00.000+13:002007-12-25T15:23:00.000+13:00This comment has been removed by the author..stupidwhitemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353102653634692273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760102.post-58470808404581589062007-12-22T03:29:00.000+13:002007-12-22T03:29:00.000+13:00I've been thinking about this topic for a while - ...I've been thinking about this topic for a while - the countercultural (or culturally negative) images of God in Jesus' parables as understood by the early Church. Perhaps an argument for the Church having been not entirely off target is the unlikelihood that Jesus' followers would take a bunch of his stories told to criticize the sorts of behaviors various characters engaged in, and identify God with those negative characters!James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.com