The Parables - by Douglas Webster (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A comprehensive study of Jesus' parables that emphasizes personal reflection and application<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A comprehensive study of Jesus' parables that emphasizes personal reflection and application</b> <p/>Jesus' parables used familiar situations to convey deep spiritual truths in ways that are provocative and subversive of the status quo. Prayerfulness was pictured by a persistent widow. The joy of salvation in the homecoming of a lost son. Love of neighbor by a marginalized Samaritan. If we're not careful, we can easily miss details in the parables that reveal their subtle meanings as well as their contemporary relevance. <p/>Drawing on scholarship on the parables as well as theological, pastoral, and practical insights, Douglas Webster guides the reader through each of Jesus' parables, pointing out the important nuances that allow us to understand them and be transformed by them. Reflection questions at the end of each chapter can be used for personal or group study, and an appendix for pastors provides guidance for preaching the parables. Pastors, Bible teachers, and serious students of Scripture will find this tour through Jesus' parabolic teaching to be a feast for both the mind and the soul.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>In this excellent book, Douglas Webster considers numerous parables of Jesus in a most refreshing way. Of particular importance is the convincing way he shows Jesus's indirect communication method of articulating the gospel of the kingdom in contexts of hostility and resistance, and its relevance to today's world. Jesus told the truth slant. The book includes a very helpful appendix spelling out how to preach the parables. This is a book to read with your Bible open.--Cole A. Graham, Dean and Senior Vice President of Education, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>Jesus did some of his most important teaching in parable form. Two thousand years later, many of us have become so familiar with this pedagogical approach that we no longer fully appreciate its significance--not only for our understanding of the nature of the triune God, but also for the ways we serve in our own ministries. <p/>In <i>The Parables: Jesus's Friendly Subversive Speech</i>, Douglas D. Webster defamiliarizes the familiar to help us read these ancient stories with new eyes. Scholarly insights and honest reflections on his own ministry come together in a thoughtful exploration of the parables' indirect--but powerful--confrontations of the religious status quo, and of how Jesus not only teaches us what message to communicate, but how to communicate it best.--Rebecca Poe Hays, Assistant Professor of Christian Scriptures, Baylor University (1/16/2021 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>We are told in the Gospels that Jesus never taught without using parables, so their importance to his teaching cannot be overemphasized. And yet, Jesus's parables are often over explained by those who teach them. I'm thankful for this pastoral and practical work from Doug Webster. His keeping the bigger picture in view, and thereby the point of following Jesus intact, is refreshing and needed. The next time I preach on the parables this will be a really great resource.--Cole Huffman, Senior Pastor First Evangelical Church (1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>With the heart of a pastor and the mind of a scholar, Doug Webster explores the parables of Jesus as 'truth slant' -- everyday stories that draw hearers in through their familiarity, but then, 'like time bombs that only explode when they have penetrated our hearts, ' transform them into true disciples. This engaging volume will inspire and motivate those 'with ears to hear' the subversive values of the kingdom of God.--Mark L. Strauss, University Professor of New Testament Bethel Seminary of Bethel University (1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM)<br>
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