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Book Description
- Title:
- Tales Jesus Told. An Introduction to the Narrative Parables of Jesus
- Author:
- Stephen I. Wright
- Publication Year:
- 2002
- Location:
- Carlisle
- Publisher:
- Paternoster Press
- ISBN:
- 1842271882
- Pages:
- 174
- Subjects:
- New Testament, Jesus Christ, Gospels, Teaching, Parables
- Copyright Holder:
- Stpehen I. Wright. Reproduced by permission.
Table of Contents
- The Parables of Jesus
- Jesus and First-Century Palestine
- Rough Terrain: The Sower, Seed and Soils
- Agricultural Sabotage: The Wheat and the Darnel
- Dangerous Journey: The Good Samaritan
- Storage Space: The Rich Fool
- Fruit Delayed: The Barren Fig Tree
- Family Threatened: The Prodigal Son
- Looming Unemployment: The Shrewd Manager
- Enforced Separation: The Rich Man and Lazarus
- Godless Officialdom: The Judge and the Widow
- Worshipping Apart: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
- Unpayable Debt: The Unforgiving Servant
- Seasonal Survival: The Labourers in the Vineyard
- Murderous Revolt: The Wicked Tenants
- Vacant Places: The Wedding of the King's Son
- The Great Banquet
- Empty Flasks: The Wise and Foolish Bridesmaids
- Playing Safe:
- Tellings of the Tales
- The Profile of the Teller