Yet many today are content to read the Bible in a way in which the Word of God is subject to them, rather than reading so they are subject to the Word. They study the Bible—so they think—but the Bible does not study them. They may even “search the Scriptures,” but the Scriptures fail to search them. There are many books on the parables that are readily available. I did not simply wish to distill from their findings or duplicate their efforts. The concern of this
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