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Explore a fresh and timely interpretation of Jesus' most popular parables.
Speakers:Amy-Jill Levine
Writers:Amy-Jill Levine
Source:Abingdon
In Session 1: Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son, Levine looks closely at three parables: the Parable of the Lost Sheep, the Parable of the Lost Coin, and the Para...
In Session 2: The Good Samaritan, Levine discusses common readings of the Parable of the Good Samaritan. She notes that attention to historical context reveals ...
In Session 3, titled The Pearl of Great Price, Levine discusses the brief parable of the Pearl of Great Price. When we discover something of great value, to wha...
In Session 4: The Mustard Seed, Levine explores the parable of the Mustard Seed with questions of size and significance. She unpacks the parable's challenge and...
In Session 5: The Laborers in the Vineyard, Levine considers the ethics of employment and the importance of workers advocating for one another. The parable of t...
In Session 6: The Widow and the Judge, Levine looks closely at stereotypes of widows and judges in antiquity and today. Through the parable, she considers such ...
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