What makes parables so accessible? How can we interpret these stories? What common threads link each of the parables together? What do parables teach us about the kingdom of God?
The nature and purpose of the Gospel parables -- The kingdom of God -- The day of the Son of man -- The "setting in life"--Parables of crises -- Parables...
In Parables of the Kingdom, Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan helps readers to hear and see and understand the parables of Jesus. She offers a general introduction to the use of parables in the life and ministry of Jesus and the early church.
70-81; C. Leslie Mitton, Your Kingdom Come (London: Mowbray; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978), p. 52. Robert F. Capon has gone so far as to write two entirely separate books: The Parables ofthe Kingdom (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, ...
Some move us to grateful responses to God. The parables ask us if there has been any real difference in our lives. — James Montgomery Boice The Parables of Jesus offers a scholarly yet simple explanation of all of Jesus’ parables.
Six richly illustrated stories re-create these Gospel parables: The Prodigal Son; The Great Banquet; The Workers in the Vineyard; The Unmerciful Servant; The Persistent Widow; The Good Samaritan.
Here in one volume is Robert Farrar Capon's widely praised trilogy on Jesus' parables The Parables of the Kingdom, The Parables of Grace, and The Parables of Judgment.
A review of the parables taught by Jesus contained in the book of Matthew that center on and develop the idea of "kingdom" in this gospel.
The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
Most books that cover parables generally cover the better-known ones. They avoid the difficult, challenging, and obscure. Art Zacher and Doug Peterson break that tradition in this book, covering dozens of the parables spoken by Jesus.