Superb study guide from which to study the Parables. Not just a book to read through, although you can do this too. A proper study guide that will both broaden and deepen your knowledge of the Parables. Great small group questions at the end enable and encourage participants to turn knowledge into action. I am doing a series of talks called The Nature of the Kingdom - The Parables of Jesus and this book has been a crucial component to my doing this. Very pleased with my purchase and would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge on the Parables.

Enjoyable

Bought it for my Mum. Although in her 90's she said this gave her fresh insights into these well known but usually shallow studied pieces.

An excellent book - lots of fascinating information.

Dr. Gooder does something very import in her latest book. She puts the Parables firmly in the 1st century world of Jesus-its social, political, economic and cultural life, then she makes those parables ask the serious question of how do we engage with them in our very different cultural life. It’s an informative, challenging book, and as one expects from Dr. Gooder, meticulous in presentation and with good scholarship to boot. No doubt you might wish to edit this. It would be a good book for group study...