Reading the Parables

Reading the Parables
Author: Richard Lischer
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0664231659

Parables make up one-third of Jesus' speech in the New Testament. In this volume, Richard Lischer provides an expert guide to these parables and proposes an important distinction between reading and interpreting the parables. Emphasizing the importance of reading the parables versus interpreting them, Lischer asserts that reading offers a kind of breathing space to explore historical, literary, theological, and socio-political dimensions of the parables and their various meanings, whereas interpreting implies an expert and critical position that must be defended. In this volume, Lischer lays out four theories for reading parables: 1) parables obscure truth; 2) parables teach many truths; 3) parables teach one truth; and 4) parables undermine the truth. Ultimately, he concludes that biblical parables undermine dominant myths called "the truth" to shine light on the Truth that is Jesus, God's presence with us.

The Parables of Jesus

The Parables of Jesus
Author: John Woodland Welch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2019
Genre: Mormon Church
ISBN: 9781524409494

The parables of Jesus Christ are among His best-known and most-loved teachings. After centuries of study, what is yet to be discovered in these lessons from the Lord? For those who search these scriptural accounts seeking personal applications, new discoveries always await. View the parables with fresh eyes in The Parables of Jesus, a unique textual and visual presentation of the familiar narratives woven and interwoven by the Master. Each story is included here in its entirety, alongside in-depth studies of the setting, context, language, and culture in which that parable was originally situated and shared. Above all, each parable is positioned within God the Father's great plan of salvation. Knowing that encompassing doctrine is the key to finding the Savior's love in these treasured instructions, both individually and interactively. To inspire deeper insights and personal connections with the parables, the words of Christ are depicted in an original series of striking paintings by Latter-day Saint artist Jorge Cocco Santángelo. With imagery and inspiring artistic commentary that transcends the ordinary, this visually stunning uniting of word and art paves the way for personal and family applications of the parables as never before.

Interpreting the Parables

Interpreting the Parables
Author: Craig L. Blomberg
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830866779

Craig Blomberg surveys the contemporary critical approaches to the parables--including those that have emerged in the twenty years since the first edition. This widely used text has taken a minority perspective and made it mainstream, with Blomberg ably defending a limited allegorical approach and offering brief interpretations of all the major parables.

What Do Jesus' Parables Mean?

What Do Jesus' Parables Mean?
Author: R. C. Sproul
Publisher: Reformation Trust Publishing
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2019-03-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781642890631

The Good Samaritan. The Prodigal Son. The Pearl of Great Price. Jesus was well known for using parables to illustrate a point. These short stories can be simple enough for a child to understand, yet they are also profound and have left many puzzled about their meaning. In this booklet, Dr. R.C. Sproul walks through eleven of Jesus' parables and the rich lessons they carry for us today. Dr. Sproul also explains how parables worked to clarify Jesus' message for some--and to conceal it from others. The Crucial Questions booklet series by Dr. R.C. Sproul offers succinct answers to important questions often asked by Christians and thoughtful inquirers.

An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus

An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus
Author: Robert H. Stein
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1981-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664243906

A clear and thorough introduction to the best known of Jesus' teachings, this much-needed text examines what parables are, why Jesus taught in parables, and the purpose and place of parables in the Gospel narratives. Invaluable for the beginning seminary or college students and for church study groups, this enlightening work reveals the meaning of the parables when they were first given, their meaning for the Gospel writers, and their meaning for us today.

My Bright Abyss

My Bright Abyss
Author: Christian Wiman
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0374216789

A passionate meditation on the consolations and disappointments of religion and poetry

Simply Jesus

Simply Jesus
Author: N. T. Wright
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2011-10-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0062084410

In Simply Jesus, bestselling author and leading Bible scholar N.T. Wright summarizes 200 years of modern Biblical scholarship and models how Christians can best retell the story of Jesus today. In a style similar to C.S. Lewis’s popular works, Wright breaks down the barriers that prevent Christians from fully engaging with the story of Jesus. For believers confronting the challenge of connecting with their faith today, and for readers of Timothy Keller’s The Reason for God, Wright’s Simply Jesus offers a provocative new picture of how to understand who Jesus was and how Christians should relate to him today.

The Parables

The Parables
Author: Brad H. Young
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2008-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0801048206

Young focuses on the historical development and theological significance of parables in the Jewish and Christian traditions, examining parallels between the rabbinic and Gospel parables.

Parables

Parables
Author: John White
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1999-07-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830830374

The parables of Jesus seem designed to sneak up on us and upend our assumptions. The familiar takes an unexpected turn and the listener's secret thoughts are exposed. In these twelve-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, John White invites us to lend an ear to thes greatest stories ever told—stories with power to reveal us to ourselves.