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The Parables is a clearly written introduction to the parables of Jesus. After introducing the various forms of parables found in the Synoptic Gospels and the principles of interpretation, Simon Kistemaker examines the parables individually, including the entire text of each parable, followed by his commentary. Kistemaker gives careful attention to the historical and cultural setting of each...

They see the parables as layer upon layer of interpretations of what Jesus originally said. Because they teach that the early church created the substance of the parables, the modern reader has to peal away layers of accretions to determine the authenticity and historicity of the words Jesus spoke.24 For these scholars the literary structure of the parable is important because it leads modern people to a moment of decision: they must either accept or reject the challenge the parables place before
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