The Parables of Joshua

Joshua #7

by Joseph F. Girzone

In the latest chapter of his bestselling Joshua series, Joseph Girzone offers fresh inspiration in this collection of fifty never-before-published contemporary vignettes that underscore the most important lessons of the gospel.Joseph Girzone's novels about Joshua, the carpenter who transforms ordinary lives with words of peace and loving actions, have sold more than three million copies and captured the hearts of readers around the world. In The Parables of Joshua, perhaps his most powerful book since the original Joshua, Girzone distills the essence of Christian teaching in entertaining and inspiring "bite-sized" tales set against the background of current society. For some today, the parables of the New Testament are quaint, old-fashioned stories, with little relevance to everyday life in the twenty-first century. As Girzone writes in his Introduction, "I have heard the most callous people comment with such great piety on the parables that I could not help but wonder if we haven't made parables pleasant-sounding fables about human situations long past, but with no present-day meaning." In order to recapture their original vitality Girzone revives the timeless messages behind the original parables by "dressing them in modern clothes," presenting them through Joshua in a conversational style that will resonate with a modern audience.

Genres: Religion, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Spirituality, Christian, Christianity

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

FROM PUBLISHER:
JOSEPH F. GIRZONE retired from the active priesthood in 1981 due to health reasons, and embarked on a second career as a writer and speaker.

In 1995 he established the Joshua Foundation, an organization dedicated to making Jesus better known throughout the world.

His bestselling books include Joshua, A Portrait of Jesus, and Never Alone. He lives in Altamont, New York.

Reviews

[James Schoonover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting Take On What The Parables Would Be if Jesus Came Today

Again another book about Joshua that makes me happy. There are a few I’m not sure I agree with in here but still a great read.

[Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Compassionate messages, but not parables in the way I have been educated about them.
Jesus told his audiences stories with familiar characters and situations, then surprised them with unexpected outcomes . These teachings lack the unexpected.

[J. Ewbank · Rating 4 out of 5]

Girzone has found a way to write about parables in our daily living today that are used to tell the story of Chrisst. He tells the parable and reveals the messages behind the original prables by putting them into modern circumstances. This is a wonderful way to reread and understand the parables and original teachings.

J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

The tenth and final Joshua book, and the weakest of the series, in my opinion. Each chapter was a short parable about something. They were too short ,and too devoid of detail. I liked the lesson at the end of each one, but there wasn't at thing here that I hadn't read or thought or heard before.

No more Joshua books. My heart is sad.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this. I liked the way that these fictional parables were written with the knowledge and heart of Jesus' own parables, but in modern situations involving modern problems.

[Michelle Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

very inspiring

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some still seem to old to be as relevant as they were intended to be