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  • SEBTS Spring Lecture - Peter Rhea Jones March 19, 1980

    SEBTS Spring Lecture - Peter Rhea Jones March 19, 1980
    Description:
    Peter Rhea Jones was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Decatur, GA. The service begins with a word of prayer (00:00-01:39). Peter Rhea Jones is introduced as the Spring Lecturer (01:40-02:40). Jones begins his lecture by thanking Southeastern for their hospitality (02:41-03:38). He examines aspects of interpreting the parables of Luke 15 (03:39-12:38). Jones first examines the Parable of the Lost Sheep, and he connects the joy of the shepherd to the redemptive joy that Christ has for those he saves (12:39-15:53). Second, he examines the Parable of the Lost Coin, and he believes that the parable exemplifies the love of God for lost sinners (15:53-21:28). Third, Jones examines the Parable of the Lost Son, and he brings out a theme of comparativeness (21:29-38:51). He concludes his lecture by stating that the uniting theme of the parables is the nature of repentance (38:52-51:32). The service ends with a word of prayer (51:33-53:08).
    Subject:
    Lost sheep (Parable), Lost coin (Parable), and Prodigal son (Parable)
    Creator:
    Jones, Peter Rhea and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
    Owner:
    archives@sebts.edu
    Location:
    Wake Forest (N.C.)
    Language:
    English
    Date Uploaded:
    02/12/2026
    Date Modified:
    02/13/2026
    Date Created:
    1980-03-19
    Resource Type:
    Text and Audio
    Identifier:
    SEBTS_Spring_Lecture_Peter_Rhea_Jones_1980-03-19

  • SEBTS Spring Lecture - Peter Rhea Jones March 18, 1980

    SEBTS Spring Lecture - Peter Rhea Jones March 18, 1980
    Description:
    Peter Rhea Jones was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Decatur, GA. The service begins with a word of prayer, and the speaker gives announcements (00:00-01:40). Peter Rhea Jones is introduced as the Spring lecturer (01:41-05:41). Jones begins his lecture by giving a word of appreciation to Ray Brown and John Carlton (05:42-07:50). He speaks about the interpretation of Jesus’ parables given by the German theologians Joachim Jeremias and Adolf Julicher, and he believe that these theologians put forwards great methods for interpreting the parables, but they ultimately fell short (07:51-18:38). Jones looks at the new hermeneutic of parables that has come out of the school of Rudolf Bultmann, and he believes that this interpretation falls short because the parables become a mere stimulus to the hearer (18:39-23:23). He then looks at the new criticism of parable interpretation, and though it has its limits, he believes that this interpretation has homiletical value (23:24-26:12). Jones then looks at the interpretation of parables as metaphors, and he believes that this interpretation leaves parables open ended (26:13-31:32). He finally looks at other notable approaches such as structuralism, sociological, and comparative midrash (31:33-37:24). Jones concludes his lecture by turning to his own interpretation of the parables, and he believes the prominent feature of the parables is direct discourse (37:25-56:17). The service ends with a benediction (56:18-56:53).
    Subject:
    Direct discourse in the Bible, Criticism, Textual, and Parables
    Creator:
    Jones, Peter Rhea and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
    Owner:
    archives@sebts.edu
    Location:
    Wake Forest (N.C.)
    Language:
    English
    Date Uploaded:
    02/12/2026
    Date Modified:
    02/12/2026
    Date Created:
    1980-03-18
    Resource Type:
    Audio and Text
    Identifier:
    SEBTS_Spring_Lecture_Peter_Rhea_Jones_1980-03-18