Craig L. Blomberg (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is distinguished professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary. He is the author or editor of more than ten books, including Jesus and the Gospels and Interpreting the Parables.

A guide to preaching the parables that shows how to first interpret the parables, then proclaim their significance.

Blomberg, Craig L.

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Preface

Introduction

1. The Parable of the Prodigal Sons and Their Father

2. Can I Be Saved without Stewardship?

3. Who Is My Most Important Neighbor?

4. Can I Be Saved If I Refuse to Forgive Others?

5. Shrewd Stewards

6. Let’s Play Wedding, Let’s Play Funeral

7. How Do You Hear?

8. Seeds, Weeds, and Explosive Growth

9. The Kingdom of Heaven: Priceless

10. The Basement of the Hard Rock Café

11. The Parable of the Recovering Homosexual

12. Pray and Persevere

13. The Cost of Discipleship

14. How to Prepare for Christ’s Return

15. Who Really Are the Sheep and the Goats?

Conclusion

Notes

Subject Index

Scripture Index

Written with the rigor and precision of a New Testament specialist, Preaching the Parables provides a responsible introduction to understanding and proclaiming the parables that pastors, church leaders, and seminary students will appreciate. Craig Blomberg demonstrates how the structure of a parable is key to its interpretation and thus to its exposition. He shows how a parable, when properly contemporized, can be a powerful rhetorical device, and that recognizing the elements of the parable that were atypical to everyday life leads to important surprises that will be of significance to contemporary parishioners. Each of the fifteen exemplary sermons is accompanied by an analysis that points out key interpretive decisions.

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A guide to preaching the parables that shows how to first interpret the parables, then proclaim their significance.

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