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.
- ISBN10 1842271822
- ISBN13 9781842271827
- Publish Date 30 March 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 January 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Send The Light
- Format Paperback
- Pages 174
- Language English