Interpreting Luke’s Parable of the Ten Pounds via a First-Century Lens

Bruno Dyck

Chapter 6 in Management and the Gospel, 2013, pp 45-50 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract As has been noted, the parable of the ten pounds (Luke 19:12-27) has become a “poster child” parable in regards to Jesus’ teaching about management. Together with its sister parable of the talents from Matthew, these are perhaps the most-cited of all parables among contemporary scholars seeking to apply biblical scriptures to management theory and practice. Thus, if an interpretation of this parable using a first-century lens differs significantly from a conventional twenty-first-century interpretation, implications will be considerable.

Keywords: Income Inequality; Poster Child; Occupy Wall Street; Absentee Landholder; Royal Power (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137315861_6

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