A Rabbi Looks at Jesus' Parables

✍ Scribed by Frank Stern

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 302
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Intended to appeal to both Christians and Jews, A Rabbi Looks at Jesus' Parables is an introduction to the teachings of Jesus, and compares the similarities and differences in Jesus' thinking to other Jewish sources from first-century Palestine. Each chapter uncovers hidden messages within each of Jesus' parables, and discusses each parable within its first-century religious and historical context. The book attempts to build bridges of understanding between Christians and Jews by exploring the notion that we share a common history.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 The Search for Paradise
3 Jesus Teaches in His Hometown Synagogue
4 The Parable of the Sower
5 The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
6 Other Parables about the Kingdom of God
7 More Parables about the Kingdom of God
8 Parables about Servants and Workers
9 Parables about Lamps, Light, Salt, and Cities
10 Parables about Vineyards, Orchards, and Fields
12 The Parable of a Rich Man Who Decided to Enjoy Himself
13 Parables about Dinners and Banquets
14 Parables about Fathers and Sons
15 Special People
16 The Parable of the Priest, the Levite, and the Samaritan
17 The Rich Man, the Beggar, and the Unclean Spirit
18 Two Parables in John
19 Two Last Parables
20 Conclusions
21 The Secrets Jesus Taught
Bibliography
Index
About the Author