Seed Falling on Good Soil
Rooting Our Lives in the Parables of Jesus
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | Gordon W. King, Gary Nelson | ISBN: | 9781498279376 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers | Publication: | May 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Cascade Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gordon W. King, Gary Nelson |
| ISBN: | 9781498279376 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Publication: | May 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Cascade Books |
| Language: | English |
Seed Falling on Good Soil is a unique book that combines a historically informed approach to Lucan parables with a critical understanding of social justice issues of our own age. The author proposes that the stories told by Jesus were narratives of resistance challenging audiences to participate in the personal and social transformation of God's kingdom. The author's experience in international community development provides a perspective rarely found among New Testament specialists. The book uses stories from the margins of our current world to connect the message of the parables with global issues of poverty, ethnic violence, gender discrimination, hunger and oppression. This book will appeal to people who long for the healing of a wounded world.
Seed Falling on Good Soil is a unique book that combines a historically informed approach to Lucan parables with a critical understanding of social justice issues of our own age. The author proposes that the stories told by Jesus were narratives of resistance challenging audiences to participate in the personal and social transformation of God's kingdom. The author's experience in international community development provides a perspective rarely found among New Testament specialists. The book uses stories from the margins of our current world to connect the message of the parables with global issues of poverty, ethnic violence, gender discrimination, hunger and oppression. This book will appeal to people who long for the healing of a wounded world.
