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This volume presents a fresh look at the meaning of Jesus' parables for Christian living today through a collection of essays by some of the top contemporary biblical scholars. The parables recorded in the Gospels are central for an understanding of Jesus and his ministry. Yet the parables are more than simple stories; they present a number of obstacles to contemporary readers hoping to fully...
that transforms the reader, but the divine truth that they contain. The fact that not just parables, but also similitudes and allegories found in the Bible, have been used by God to transform lives indicates that it is not primarily the form but the content that God uses to transform those who hear and respond. The parables of the Bible possess a twofold nature. They contain both an informative dimension (the reality part) and an affective one (the picture part). Additional expressions used to distinguish
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