The Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation (Biblia.com)

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Fully one-third of Jesus’ words in the Synoptic Gospels occur in parables—knowing the parables is essential for understanding the person of Christ. In this work, Brad Young displays his unique perspective as a scholar steeped in both Jewish and Christian studies. While parables have timeless messages, reinterpretations in new contexts throughout the centuries have distorted the original meanings...

Jeremias writes, “While the contrast-parables express the confidence of Jesus in the face of doubt concerning his mission, the parables of the Judge and the Friend are intended to imbue the disciples with the certainty that God will deliver them from the coming tribulation.”4 He shifts the focus of the parables from prayer to the “coming tribulation,” which fits in well with his general approach to the parables, emphasizing the “eschatological crisis” as the original context. While it is true that

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