The Parables of Jesus (The William Barclay Library)

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William Barclay brings to these "best-known stories in the world" new force and significance for the modern reader. Each chapter analyzes an individual parable--identifies its theme, explains it in the light of the language and customs of the ancient world, and clearly interprets its meaning... read more

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John
Matthew
Simon
Mark
Peter
David
Lazarus
Rigby
Whyte
Barnard
Stevenson
Jesus Himself
James
C. H. Dodd
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There are certain stories which are not so much the heritage of the scholar and the material of the theologian as the possession of every man; and such are the parables of Jesus.

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Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Reference › Commentaries › Old Testament
Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Reference › New Testament › Study
Books › Religion & Spirituality › Authors, A-Z › ( B ) › Barclay, William
Books › Religion & Spirituality › Bible & Other Sacred Texts

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