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Soul Seeds: Jesus' Parables
Common understandings of Jesus' parables often go astray because they are read from a modern Western perspective. It's too easy to miss the real import of what Jesus had to say unless we take the time to delve into the historical context. More importantly, we must approach them from the Hebrew intellectual approach. Not only is this Hebraic approach seldom understood by people today, it was no longer the approach used by the Jewish leaders of Jesus' day. This volume seeks to offer a corrective understanding of some of the parables recorded in the Gospels.
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First published October 28, 2012
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December 5, 2014
The description really is spot on. Historical perspective on many of these parables is very important and illuminating. I would have given it five stars if only some of the passages he refers to were quoted in the text. Reading it as a standalone book is harder when you don't have the Bible open to the passages referred to. Seeing that this is not written as a Bible study format for the majority of the book and then suddenly some of the references are not quoted is disappointing.
The content of the book is completely spot on, although there were a few chapters that ended too abruptly, and made me question the most important lesson he was trying to convey. But as a whole, this book is a go to reference for sure.
The content of the book is completely spot on, although there were a few chapters that ended too abruptly, and made me question the most important lesson he was trying to convey. But as a whole, this book is a go to reference for sure.
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