The Parables, Douglas Webster
The Parables, Douglas Webster
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The Parables
Jesus's Friendly Subversive Speech

Author: Douglas Webster

Narrator: Bob Souer

Unabridged: 8 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/30/2021


Synopsis

A comprehensive study of Jesus's parables that emphasizes personal reflection and application

Jesus's parables used familiar situations to convey deep spiritual truths in ways that are provocative and subversive of the status quo. Prayerfulness was pictured by a persistent widow. The joy of salvation in the homecoming of a lost son. Love of neighbor by a marginalized Samaritan. If we're not careful, we can easily miss details in the parables that reveal their subtle meanings as well as their contemporary relevance.

Drawing on scholarship on the parables as well as theological, pastoral, and practical insights, Douglas Webster guides the listener through each of Jesus's parables, pointing out the important nuances that allow us to understand them and be transformed by them. Pastors, Bible teachers, and serious students of Scripture will find this tour through Jesus's parabolic teaching to be a feast for both the mind and the soul.

About Douglas Webster

Douglas D. Webster is professor of pastoral theology and preaching at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University. He served as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of San Diego for fourteen years as well as churches in New York City, Denver, and Toronto. His books include Follow the Lamb: A Pastoral Approach to The Revelation and Preaching Hebrews: The End of Religion and Faithfulness to the End.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob

Summary: A study of the parables of Jesus, why he used them, how they conveyed his message and what that message was, and what they mean for our preaching. I’ll say it straight out, this is one of the best treatments of the parables of Jesus I have read. Douglas Webster explains why Jesus spoke in pa......more

Goodreads review by Peter

Douglas D. Webster writes in his book, The Parables: Jesus’s Friendly Subversive Speech, that Jesus speaks in parables “to penetrate people’s defenses, circumvent the opposition, extend his gospel ministry, and creatively train his followers” (11-12). But Jesus says, “This is why I speak to them in......more

Goodreads review by Dave

The parables of Jesus are without a doubt the most intriguing and challenging teaching in the history of education. Over the past two thousand years, they have elicited myriad upon myriad of written and spoken material. A basic Google search on the term “Parables of Jesus” returns over 1.1 million r......more