Concluding articles discuss teaching capacity and staff development as a budget priority and a cornerstone to having an impact on student achievement
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The Gospel in Parable Tony Morrison Concluding articles discuss teaching capacityProfessor Donahue here argues that "the parables of Jesus" offer a Gospel in miniature, while at the same time giving shape, direction, and meaning to the Gospels in which they appear. "To study the parables of the Gospels is to study the gospel in parable." After surveying recent discussions of parable, metaphor, and narrative, Donahue examines and interprets the parables of Mark, Matthew, and Luke as texts in the context of the theology of each of