Book contents
- Luke’s Unique Parables
- Luke’s Unique Parables
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Parable of the Two Debtors (Lk 7:36–42)
- 3 The Good Samaritan (Lk 10:25–37)
- 4 The Friend at Midnight (Lk 11:5–13) and the Pater Noster
- 5 The Rich Fool (Lk 12:15–21)
- 6 The Barren Fig Tree (Lk 13:6–9)
- 7 Healing on the Sabbath and Places of Honor at a Feast (Lk 14:1–11)
- 8 The Lost Sheep (Lk 15:1–7) and the Lost Coin (Lk 15:8–10)
- 9 The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Lk 15:11–32)
- 10 The Steward of Unrighteousness (Lk 16:1–9)
- 11 The Rich Man and Lazarus (Lk 16:19–31)
- 12 The Widow and the Unjust Judge (Lk 18:1–8) and the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Lk 18:9–14)
- 13 The Parable of the Pounds (Lk 19:1–27)
- 14 The Wicked Tenants (Lk 20:9–18)
- 15 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Biblical Index
- Non-Biblical Index
- General Index
14 - The Wicked Tenants (Lk 20:9–18)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2025
Book contents
- Luke’s Unique Parables
- Luke’s Unique Parables
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Parable of the Two Debtors (Lk 7:36–42)
- 3 The Good Samaritan (Lk 10:25–37)
- 4 The Friend at Midnight (Lk 11:5–13) and the Pater Noster
- 5 The Rich Fool (Lk 12:15–21)
- 6 The Barren Fig Tree (Lk 13:6–9)
- 7 Healing on the Sabbath and Places of Honor at a Feast (Lk 14:1–11)
- 8 The Lost Sheep (Lk 15:1–7) and the Lost Coin (Lk 15:8–10)
- 9 The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Lk 15:11–32)
- 10 The Steward of Unrighteousness (Lk 16:1–9)
- 11 The Rich Man and Lazarus (Lk 16:19–31)
- 12 The Widow and the Unjust Judge (Lk 18:1–8) and the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Lk 18:9–14)
- 13 The Parable of the Pounds (Lk 19:1–27)
- 14 The Wicked Tenants (Lk 20:9–18)
- 15 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Biblical Index
- Non-Biblical Index
- General Index
Summary
In the Wicked Tenants parable, a landowner plants a vineyard, a symbol of Israel, and lets it out to tenants who resort to violence when the landowner sends first servants and then his own son to report on how the vineyard is faring. Underlying the parable is the hostile, violent behavior of Joseph’s brothers when their father, Jacob, sent Joseph to bring back a report on them.
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- Luke's Unique ParablesGenesis Narratives and Interpretations of Jesus, pp. 173 - 178Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025