Two Parables, Two Views, Part 2
Parables are used significantly by Jesus and primarily to teach about the Kingdom of God. In certain circles, it is believed that each parable can only mean one exact thing. However, this isn't the way things work, not in Jewish interpretation of the Scriptures, Hebrew's ancient near East, or in Jesus' presentation of those teachings. In these parables, we find the Kingdom of God illuminated in such a way that Jesus, and his mission, can be increasingly seen in these perfectly expressed stories. Two Parables, Two Views takes one such parable and looks at it from two viewpoints, each conveying Kingdom truths and Jesus' purpose.
Series Information
Terry proclaims the one Gospel through the history, research, rememberings and faith expressed in the text of the Gospel According to Luke. Jesus himself is the good news expressed by Luke. Beginning with the birth narratives unique to Luke's presentation, the good news of the Kingdom explodes into faithful view as each account, teaching, parable and event lived out and offered by Jesus, the Messiah-King, is examined the way Luke seemingly examined Jesus in his own work. Here we find a Jesus to love, a Jesus to follow, and ultimately a Jesus to worship.