When kingdoms are kingdoms no more: a social-scientific reading of the Mustard Seed

This article presents a social-scientific reading of the parable of the Mustard Seed. It is argued that the parable is not a parable of growth or contrast, and does not allude to the Old Testament. In taking the specifics of the Lukan version of the parable seriously, it is proposed that the Mustar...

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Main Author: E. van Eck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2013-12-01
Series:Acta Theologica
Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2561
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