includes index and biblioraphy

Part I The Parables of Jesus, the world of the parables, and the pedagogy of the Oppressed 1. The parables of Jesus, the reign of God, and the pedagogy of the Oppressed 2. The peril of not Modernizing Jesus 3. Interpretive Strategies for reading the parables 4. The world of Agrarian societies and traditional Aristocratic Empires Part 2 Unmasking the World of Oppression: Posing the Problems 5. Blaming the victims of Oppression: The Parable of Laborers in the vineyard (Matt 20: 1-16) 6. peasant Revolt and the spiral of violence: The Parable of Laborers in the vineyard (Mark 12: 1-12) 7. The Unbridgeable chasm: The Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus (Luk 16: 19-31) 8. What if the Messiah came and Nothing Changed?: The Parable of the Unmerciful servant(Matt 18: 23-35) 9. The Vulnerability of the whistle-blower: The Parable of theTalents (Matt 25: 14-30; Luk 19: 11-27)) Part 3 Opening up New Possibilities: Challenging the Limits 10. The diviant and Prominent Toll Collectors:The Parable of the Pharisee and the Toll Collector (Luk18:9-14) 11. The Moral economy of the peasant: The Parable of the friend at midnight(Luk 11:5-8) 12. Justice at the Gate?: The Parable of the unjust judge (Luk 18:1-8) 13. A weapon of the weak: The Parable of the vdishonest Steward (Luk 16: 1-9)