The Parables of Jesus - Paperback

by David Wenham (Author)

Good news for the needy. Bad news for the power brokers. Jesus came into the world announcing a new order where Satan is overthrown and broken relationships are restored. Jesus' most vivid portraits of this new kingdom are found in the parables.

David Wenham explores the splendor and subtleties of Jesus' world-changing message, offering a nontechnical but comprehensive look at dozens of Jesus' stories. Bringing them to life by explaining their first-century religious and social setting, Wenham never fails to illumine their significance for today.

Back Jacket

This book will be valuable for preachers and teachers at all levels. The material contained in the appendices, the select bibliography and the note on further reading gives a succinct and clear evaluation of difficult critical issues, but also contains a wealth of information on where further discussions of the relevant problems can be found.

Author Biography

David Wenham (PhD, Manchester) has served as director of the Tyndale House Gospels Research project, dean and vice principal at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and tutor in New Testament at Trinity College, Bristol. His books include The Parables of Jesus, Paul and Jesus: The True Story, and Preaching the New Testament (coedited with Ian Paul).