Jesus is widely acknowledged, even by those who do not believe He is God, to have been a brilliant teacher-his parables (sometimes called earthly stories with a heavenly meaning) are one of the reasons for this. This concise book reviews the purpose of the parables, the key imagery that is used and the main lessons for us today.
CHAPTER ONE: AN INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER TWO: A THREE-FOLD PARABLE; CHAPTER THREE: THE GOOD SAMARITAN; CHAPTER FOUR: THE SOWER; CHAPTER FIVE: PRINCIPLES OF FORGIVENESS; CHAPTER SIX: PARABLES ABOUT PRAYER; CHAPTER SEVEN: PERISHABLE RICHES; CHAPTER EIGHT: FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL SERVANTS; CHAPTER NINE: TALENTS AND POUNDS; CHAPTER TEN: THE VINEYARD AND THE FIG TREE; CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE MARRIAGE FEAST AND THE GREAT SUPPER; CHAPTER TWELVE: THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
