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The parables are vivid—arresting stories that make us think and teach us about our relationship with God and others. From talents to mustard seeds, and from shepherds to Samaritans, Jesus used common reference points to teach important truths. But the parables are filled with ambiguity and room for interpretation. With historical and cultural background, and careful scholarly detail, William...

I make a ridiculous claim in the pages to follow: learning how to read the parables is key to knowing how to read Scripture. It is because I believe that claim that I wrote this book, and regularly teach classes and courses on parable interpretation. I make the claim not because I am ignorant of the many other literary and rhetorical genres found in both testaments, nor because I think we should apply one interpretive method to the whole of Scripture. In fact, I believe the opposite—attention to
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