Finding Is the First Act

by John Dominic Crossan

Book Overview

An imaginative and illuminating study, Finding Is the First Act places historical thinking in creative tension with literary appreciation. The structures of Jesus's parable of the hidden treasure (Matt 13:44) are examined by mapping its plot options (finding, acting, buying) in view of other Jewish treasure stories and the vast array of treasure plots in world folklore. Startling differences emerge in the plot options chosen by Jesus that point to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556358342
• ISBN13: 9781556358340
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.7" x 8.5"