I am wanting to do some studying and lesson building in the Parables. I look into Logos.com and find many many books about Parables..... and I don't know any of the authors...
Would someone please suggest one or two author that I might look into or purchase?
Thanks...
xn = Christan man=man -- Acts 11:26 "....and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch".
I found this to be helpful - https://www.logos.com/product/46705/stories-with-intent-a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-parables-of-jesus
I will also be monitoring this thread to see what others say.
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Bruce Dunning: I found this to be helpful - https://www.logos.com/product/46705/stories-with-intent-a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-parables-of-jesus
Indeed, Snodgrass, and these, too:
Interpreting the Parables | Logos Bible Software by Craig Blomberg.
Anything from Kenneth E. Bailey is very good:
Poet and Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes: A Literary-Cultural Approach to the Parables in Luke | Logos Bible Software
The Cross and the Prodigal: Luke 15 through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants | Logos Bible Software
Then there's Robert F. Capon (quite radical interpretation):
Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus | Logos Bible Software
More academic:
The Parables of Jesus: A Commentary | Logos Bible Software by Arland Hultgren
Rediscovering the Parables | Logos Bible Software by Joachim Jeremias
From a historical-critical perspective:
A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Vol. 5: Probing the Authenticity of the Parables | Logos Bible Software
Logos 9 Anglican Diamond, Logos 9 Lutheran Diamond
I second Snodgrass though there is a 2nd edition. I don't own it but it has an extra chapter if that interests you
https://www.logos.com/product/150083/stories-with-intent-a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-parables-of-jesus-2nd-ed
- This tenth anniversary edition includes a substantial new chapter that surveys developments in the interpretation of parables since the book’s original 2008 publication.
Others I've enjoyed:
https://www.logos.com/product/190207/parables-mysteries-of-gods-kingdom-revealed-through-the-stories-jesus-told
https://www.logos.com/product/45821/poet-and-peasant-and-through-peasant-eyes-a-literary-cultural-approach-to-the-parables-in-luke
https://www.logos.com/product/10393/the-parables-of-jesus-lessons-in-life-from-the-master-teacher
Haven't read this but seen it mentioned a few times
https://www.logos.com/product/186556/interpreting-the-parables
Try Parables: Portraits of God’s Kingdom in Matthew, Mark, and Luke by J. Barry.
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Olli, great recommendations. Would just point out that Interpreting the Parables by Blomberg has a 2nd edition: