Download or read book Preaching First Century Parables to 21st Century Listeners written by Marvin Timothy Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective expository sermons communicate the timeless truths of the ancient parables to the modern listener. This book proceed in the following manner: -Chapter II will review the necessity of defining and interpreting the parables in their cultural and theological context.-Chapter III will review the literary nature of the parables and guidelines that the 21st Century preacher might follow in order to interpret and effectively preach them.-Chapter IV will include the steps for the 21st Century preacher to translate the 1st Century parable into a 21st Century context. Here, the parable points of reference for the original hearer will be identified so that the preacher can create new points of reference for the contemporary hearer to understand the parables timeless principle.-Chapter V will: Provide three contemporary stories of how three Lukan parables can be modernized for a contemporary audience without changing the timeless truths to the pastors and ministers of the Wolverine State Baptist Convention and Saginaw Valley District Association. Further, the case study will show that all the Lukan parables can be modernized into a 21st Century
Download or read book Preaching Parables to Postmoderns written by Brian Stiller and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preachers, in their call to preach the Scriptures, are not only charged with the responsibility of speaking its truth but of speaking in such a way that people of this age and culture understand. To do this, the preacher builds a bridge between todays people and the gospel of both testaments. For some, this task is more difficult than for others. Preaching to those living in an inner-city housing project is far removed from an outpost mission in the two-thirds world. Each community has its own way of thinking and attaches different values to symbols of its own making. For those called preach to a generation raised on MTV and late-night comedians or those rooted in various economic culturesfrom governmentsponsored jobs overseen by union bosses to entrepreneurial dot-com companiesor generations stretching from high school students to "freedom fifty-fivers," the task is enormous. When one adds to that the complexity of a radical shift in underlying intellectual and cultural assumptions, the task of preaching becomes even more complicated.
Download or read book The Parables written by Paula Gooder and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume in the Biblical Explorations series from bestselling New Testament writer Paula Gooder explores a major exponent of the Gospels: the parables of Jesus. Covering every parable, this volume focuses on some of the best-known stories in the gospels, mining their meaning afresh today. It considers why Jesus spoke in pictures and opens up the world behind the parables to reveal just how striking, memorable and challenging they were for their original hearers. Biblical Explorations is an exciting series that offers an accessible and informed study of the best loved texts in Scripture. Rooted in the conviction that greater understanding of the Bible leads to deeper discipleship, it is an essential resource for preachers, teachers and study group leaders, as well as those who simply wish to get to know the Bible better.
Download or read book Right Parables Wrong Perspectives written by Sam Tsang and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus' parables in Luke weren't only addressing his audience. Rather, Luke used them to address his audience. In so doing, the worlds of both Jesus and Luke had many ways to understand these parables. This book explores some of those ways based on the way Jesus and Luke told these stories, as well as the first century backgrounds. The ultimate goal is to help both people who lead Bible studies and preach in the church to grasp firmly Luke's message for us today.
Download or read book Preaching Parables written by Steven J. Voris and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is the first to systematically look at the type and style of parables as a genre across literary and religious lines to help readers understand and use the unique transformational process themselves.
Download or read book Preaching the Parables written by Craig L. Blomberg and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to preaching the parables that shows how to first interpret the parables, then proclaim their significance.
Download or read book No Need to Git Preachy written by Gerald P. Jackson and published by WestBowPress. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Need to Git Preachy looks at everyday life situations from a humorous or inspirational perspective and applies the Bibles teaching in a way that is easily understood. It constantly calls you back to the Bible even after youve learned the spiritual teaching. The parables are given to help you understand the spiritual teachingwhich, when its coming from the pulpit, could induce a good Sunday morning nap or a sharp jolt to the ribs from a loving wife. Some of the parables are heartrending. Some are hilarious. Regardless of the delivery, they bring you to a point of consideration of Gods word and how it applies to your life. It is amazing how easy the teachings flow when you see the practical side of Scripture. Its down to earth, so everyone can experience it and share it. Each story only takes a few minutes to read and teach. It works well for small group study or a daily devotional.
Download or read book The Parables written by Paul Simpson Duke and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Another book on the parables? Why? Because Paul Duke hears possibilities for preaching the parables that the rest of us miss. Duke makes preliminary observations, sketches historical context, pursues literary structure, pauses over how details of the text would fall on the ears of ancient listeners, and offers reflections for preaching. This book would be an ideal basis for a sermon series."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Parables written by Brad H. Young and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young focuses on the historical development and theological significance of parables in the Jewish and Christian traditions, examining parallels between the rabbinic and Gospel parables.
Download or read book Short Stories by Jesus written by Amy-Jill Levine and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned biblical scholar, author of The Misunderstood Jew, and general editor for The Jewish Annotated New Testament interweaves history and spiritual analysis to explore Jesus’ most popular teaching parables, exposing their misinterpretations and making them lively and relevant for modern readers. Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from everyday life to effectively convey his message and meaning. Life in first-century Palestine was very different from our world today, and many traditional interpretations of Jesus’ stories ignore this disparity and have often allowed anti-Semitism and misogyny to color their perspectives. In this wise, entertaining, and educational book, Amy-Jill Levine offers a fresh, timely reinterpretation of Jesus’ narratives. In Short Stories by Jesus, she analyzes these “problems with parables,” taking readers back in time to understand how their original Jewish audience understood them. Levine reveals the parables’ connections to first-century economic and agricultural life, social customs and morality, Jewish scriptures and Roman culture. With this revitalized understanding, she interprets these moving stories for the contemporary reader, showing how the parables are not just about Jesus, but are also about us—and when read rightly, still challenge and provoke us two thousand years later.
Download or read book Preaching the New Testament written by Ian Paul and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2013-04-05 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Testament writers proclaimed their message passionately and persuasively. This volume explores how we can preach faithfully from those texts. The chapters cover the main texts and genres of the New Testament, and offer particular insights into the infancy narratives, parables, miracles, the Sermon on the Mount, ethics, future hope and judgment, archaeology and history, hermeneutics and the "New Homiletic." Building on sound principles of interpretation, communication and application, this book supports the efforts of preachers and Bible teachers to proclaim the good news to listeners today. Contributors include: Charles Anderson, D. A. Carson, the late R. T. France, Justin Hardin, Mariam Kamell, I. Howard Marshall, Jason Maston, John Nolland, Peter Oakes, William Olhausen, Klyne Snodgrass, Helge Stadelmann, Christoph Stenschke, Stephen Travis, Paul Weston and Stephen Wright.
Download or read book Parables That Pop written by Ed Love and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us. And the art of life is to get the message." - Malcolm MuggeridgeLike a skillful abstract artist, Jesus painted vibrant life-altering pictures with his words, teachings and parables. In Parables that Pop, Ed Love and Duane Bower have set out to unpack eight significant parables of Jesus, explain them from within their first century context and clarify how they have the power to transform our lives. Jesus' parables POP and so can our lives. Do you hear the message?
Download or read book Preaching the Parables written by Craig L. Blomberg and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to preaching the parables that shows how to first interpret the parables, then proclaim their significance.
Download or read book The Parables written by Douglas D. Webster and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study of Jesus's parables that emphasizes personal reflection and application Jesus's parables used familiar situations to convey deep spiritual truths in ways that are provocative and subversive of the status quo. Prayerfulness was pictured by a persistent widow. The joy of salvation in the homecoming of a lost son. Love of neighbor by a marginalized Samaritan. If we're not careful, we can easily miss details in the parables that reveal their subtle meanings as well as their contemporary relevance. Drawing on scholarship on the parables as well as theological, pastoral, and practical insights, Douglas Webster guides the reader through each of Jesus's parables, pointing out the important nuances that allow us to understand them and be transformed by them. Reflection questions at the end of each chapter can be used for personal or group study, and an appendix for pastors provides guidance for preaching the parables. Pastors, Bible teachers, and serious students of Scripture will find this tour through Jesus's parabolic teaching to be a feast for both the mind and the soul.
Download or read book The Parable of Ten Preachers written by Thomas H. Troeger and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly creative, entertaining, and thought-provoking way to examine contemporary preaching styles. In this contemporary parable--set in a homiletics classroom--two preachers from a wide diversity of backgrounds preach, debate, and reflect on critical issues facing today's preacher.
Download or read book What Are They Saying About the Parables Second Edition written by Gowler, David B. and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has changed in the more than two decades since the first edition of this book appeared. Parable scholarship continues to be a dynamic area of New Testament research, and a number of important studies were published and significant developments have occurred during those years. Jesus’s parables, these simple but profound stories, continue to challenge us, and, even after many readings, continue to reveal new insights.
Download or read book The Parables for Today written by Alyce M. McKenzie and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2007-04-02 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book in the popular For Today series introduces the reader to the main parables of Jesus in an engaging and accessible way. Professor, author, and preacher Alyce McKenzie makes the familiar parables come alive with new meaning, using the best of biblical scholarship to provide an easy entrance to this major form of Jesus' teachings. With questions for discussion at the end of each chapter, this book is ideal for personal and group study. The For Today series was designed to provide reliable and accessible resources for the study and real life application of important biblical texts, theological documents, and Christian practices. The emphasis of the series is not only on the realization and appreciation of what these subjects have meant in the past, but also on their value in the present--"for today." Thought-provoking questions are included at the end of each chapter, making the books ideal for personal study and group use.
