Tales Jesus Told: An Introduction to the Narrative Parables of Jesus

by StephenWright (Author)

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.62

  Are modern readers, conditioned to read the parables as spiritual allegories, missing something of Jesus' original intentions? Wright explores the purpose and effect of Jesus' parables by reading them contextually against their cultural, political and social background. Although use of the parables as tools for preaching and teaching has neglected the original impact they had on Jesus' hearers, it is possible with our knowledge of life in first century Palestine to feel that impact again.