The Parables of Jesus Historically Considered
Instructor: Bob Myers
Location: Southwest Harbor Public Library
Course Meets: Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 am
Course Size: 6-15 students
Starts: March 31, 2010
Ends: May 12, 2010
Participants will read and discuss parables attributed to Jesus in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke and in the Gospel of Thomas. The perspective and approach to these sources will be historical and literary. The focus will be the historical circumstances of the Jesus-of-history in Palestine during the Roman period of occupation.