Tales Jesus Told An Introduction to the Narrative Parables of Jesus

Are modern readers conditioned to read the parables as spiritual allegories missing something of Jesus' original intentions Wright explores the purpose and effect of Jesus' parables by reading them contextually against their cultural political and social background. Although use of the parables as tools for preaching and teaching has neglected the original impact they had on Jesus' hearers it is possible with our knowledge of life in first century Palestine to feel that impact again.Wright, Stephen I. is the author of 'Tales Jesus Told An Introduction to the Narrative Parables of Jesus', published 2003 under ISBN 9781842271827 and ISBN 1842271822.