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 INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER TWO: A THREE-FOLD PARABLECHAPTER THREE: THE GOOD SAMARITANCHAPTER FOUR: THE SOWERCHAPTER FIVE: PRINCIPLES OF FORGIVENESSCHAPTER SIX: PARABLES ABOUT PRAYERCHAPTER SEVEN: PERISHABLE RICHESCHAPTER EIGHT: FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL SERVANTSCHAPTER NINE: TALENTS AND POUNDSCHAPTER TEN: THE VINEYARD AND THE FIG TREECHAPTER ELEVEN: THE MARRIAGE FEAST AND THE GREAT SUPPERCHAPTER TWELVE: THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

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