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| Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and used by permission. The parables have been translated by the author. |
| HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.: Selected parables from the Gospel of Thomas from The Nag Hammadi Library in English, 3rd completely revised ed., by James M. Robinson, General Editor. Copyright 1978, 1988 by E. J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. |
| Acknowledgments can be found on pages 239240. |
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| Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data |
Buttrick, David, 1927
Speaking parables: a homiletic guide / David Buttrick.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Bible. N.T. Parables Homiletical use. I. Title.
BT375.2 .B89 2000
226.8'06 dc21
99-048398 |
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