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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...

shall be an end of all pity and patience. Judgment alone shall remain” (2 Esdras 7:33, 34 NEB). In our society, we have at times stressed mercy at the expense of justice. Coddling the criminal has been practiced to such an extent that the “rights” of the offender are scrupulously observed while the rights of the offended are completely ignored. Scripture does not teach that mercy eliminates justice; nor does it teach that justice nullifies mercy. The two are equally valid norms. How did
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