Stories with intent : a comprehensive guide to the parables of Jesus

Stories with Intent offers pastors and students an accessible and comprehensive guide to Jesus parables. Klyne Snodgrass explores in vivid detail the context in which these stories were told, the purpose they had in Jesus message, and the ways they have been interpreted by the church and modern scholarship. While holding a consciously evangelical approach, Snodgrass deals throughout with a broa…

The Parables of Jesus

Edition

Paperback ed.

ISBN/ISSN

0-8010-5462-1

Collation

xxvi, 301 pages ; 23 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

210 P21s

The challenge of Jesus' parables

"The Parables recorded in the Gospels are central to an understanding of Jesus and his ministry, and their teachings form, in large part, the heart of the Christian gospel. Though commonly assumed to be simple, easily understood stories, the parables actually present a number of complex challenges to modern readers hoping to fully grasp their meaning. In this book thirteen first-rate New Testam…