Robert L. Short
Robert L. Short has been writing and lecturing on Charles Schulz's Peanuts cartoon strips and the gospel for more than forty years. He is the author of the huge bestsellers The Gospel According to Peanuts and The Parables of Peanuts. An ordained ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Interpreting The Parables
 Excellent.: An excellent overview of Jesus' parables, and a sound scholarly case that they are not - as some modern 'interpreters' would have it - a scattered, out-of-context collection of inaccurately-transmitted topical sayings but a well-preserved [... more]
CDN$29.99
Amazon CA |
Garrison Keillor
Set against a backdrop of Jesus' journeys through Galilee and Judea, here are... Set against a backdrop of Jesus' journeys through Galilee and Judea, here are the parables of The Sower, The Good Samaritan, and The Prodigal Son. The parables are ... [... more]
Random House |
A.J. Jacobs
Long before Politically Correct Bedtime Stories invaded bookstores, Americans were getting their giggles from Fractured Fairy Tales, those delightfully twisted parables brought to us between the cliffhanger adventures of our favorite cartoon ... [... more]
Random House |
The Parables of Jesus: A Commentary
A pearl of great price: Arland Hultgren's book, 'The Parables of Jesus: A Commentary', provides an interesting look at one of the key methods of the ministry of Jesus. At the beginning of his introductory chapter, Hultgren wrote, 'Two things are [... more]
CDN$37.99
Amazon CA |
In Parables: The Challenge of the Historical Jesus
an eye-opening look at what Jesus said and what it meant: I am a new-comer to Jesus scholarship and so what I say is not as an expert but merely as an appreciative reader. What I found especially valuable about this brief but excellent study was the [... more]
CDN$15.58
Amazon CA |
The Parables of Kryon
A Beautiful Book: I was just amazed at what I was reading and couldn't put it down. And neither will I part with the book. I plan to read it again. Don't miss this one. A Must read. TREMENDOUS !!: I have re-told these parables countless times to friends, [... more]
CDN$18.95
Amazon CA |
Parables for Preachers: The Gospel of Mark
The earliest parables...: Barbara Reid's books on 'Parables for Preachers' follow the Revised Common Lectionary. Because of this, the book for Year B concentrates primarily on the texts of the gospel of Mark. Before getting into the heart of the texts, [... more]
CDN$11.99
Amazon CA |
Speaking Parables: A Homiletic Guide
Required reading!: This book presents a rethinking of the way we approach the parables of Jesus. They are not trite morality tales, nor are they pedantic sermon illustrations. While some scholarship has claimed that they are stories of everyday life, [... more]
CDN$27.99
Amazon CA |
Jesus and his Parables: Interpreting the Parables of ...
A tough read but worth it.: As a lay person teaching Sunday School to adults, I often need a semi-scholarly source to enrich the lessons. I used Shillington's book for this purpose when we studied the parables of Jesus. His chapter authors provided [... more]
CDN$68.95
Amazon CA |
The Parables of Jesus: Lessons in Life from the Master ...
Good Solid Interpretation: Pentecost does a fine job of summarizing and anlayzing the meaning of the parables in a consistently clear manner. Penetecost is solidly conservative and evangelical. The analysis is brief but to the point. The interpretations [... more]
CDN$13.50
Amazon CA |
The Brothel Boy and Other Parables of the Law
Parables for Teaching: The Brothel Boy and Other Parables... is an excellent presentation of key ideas and conflicts in the law. Beyond its lessons about the cases Norval Morris presents, the book is a very enjoyable read. It approaches classical English [... more]
CDN$21.95
Amazon CA |
