Theological #ThrowbackThursday: Martin Scharlemann on the parables
A new #TBT blog series bringing back to life old media files from the Concordia Seminary archives. First up: hear Martin Scharlemann on “Jesus, Teller of Parables.”
Proper 20 • Luke 16:1–15 • September 18, 2016
By Victor Raj Justice God’s Way I began to study this text rather carefully on tax day, April 15. Especially in that context, the theme of accounting surfaced in my mind almost instantaneously as I read along. Thoughts about managing wealth, budgeting, income and spending, and claiming deductions on tax returns could not be disregarded. ..
Proper 19 • Luke 15:1–10 • September 11, 2016
By Erik Herrmann Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” The parables of the “lost” in Luke 15—the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son—are perhaps the most well-known parables of ..
An Experiment in Reading Texts
“Jesus” said . . . What do your ears hear?
Theological Symposium and Day of Exegetical Reflection – Sept 20-22
“Scripture in the Church: Formative or Formality?” is the title of the 21st annual Theological Symposium, to be held Sept. 21-22 on the campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis