The Storytelling God
Jared C. Wilson
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Religion/Theologie
Beschreibung
The prodigal son. The good Samaritan. A treasure hidden in a field. Most of us have heard these parables before. Yet if these oft-repeated stories strike us as merely sweet, heartwarming, or sentimental, we can be sure we've misread them. Jesus's parables are simultaneously working to conceal and reveal profound spiritual truths about God, humanity, the world, and the future—and we must learn to plumb their depths. A careful reading of the biblical text reveals the surprising ways in which such seemingly simple stories rebuke, subvert, and sabotage our sinful habits, perspectives, and priorities. Discarding the notion that Jesus's parables are nothing more than moralistic fables, Jared Wilson shows how each one is designed to drive us to Jesus in awe, need, faith, and worship.
Kundenbewertungen
church leaders, power of god, spiritual, spirituality, bible study, hopeful stories, spiritual truths, religion and spirituality, bible stories, worship, moralistic, spiritual journey, ministry, christian seminary, christian theology, humanity, human condition, prodigal son, parables, pastors, fables, jesus christ, good samaritan, exegesis, hidden treasure, biblical wisdom, bible commentary, engaging, faith and religion, gospel centered, saints and sinners, god, christian life, parables of jesus