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In this excellent book, Douglas Webster considers numerous parables of Jesus in a most refreshing way. Of particular importance is the convincing way he shows Jesus's indirect communication method of articulating the gospel of the kingdom in contexts of hostility and resistance, and its relevance to today's world. Jesus told the truth slant. The book includes a very helpful appendix spelling out how to preach the parables. This is a book to read with your Bible open.--Cole A. Graham, Dean and Senior Vice President of Education, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM) We are told in the Gospels that Jesus never taught without using parables, so their importance to his teaching cannot be overemphasized. And yet, Jesus's parables are often over explained by those who teach them. I'm thankful for this pastoral and practical work from Doug Webster. His keeping the bigger picture in view, and thereby the point of following Jesus intact, is refreshing and needed. The next time I preach on the parables this will be a really great resource.--Cole Huffman, Senior Pastor First Evangelical Church (1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM) With the heart of a pastor and the mind of a scholar, Doug Webster explores the parables of Jesus as 'truth slant' -- everyday stories that draw hearers in through their familiarity, but then, 'like time bombs that only explode when they have penetrated our hearts, ' transform them into true disciples. This engaging volume will inspire and motivate those 'with ears to hear' the subversive values of the kingdom of God.--Mark L. Strauss, University Professor of New Testament Bethel Seminary of Bethel University (1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM) Jesus did some of his most important teaching in parable form. Two thousand years later, many of us have become so familiar with this pedagogical approach that we no longer fully appreciate its significance--not only for our understanding of the nature of the triune God, but also for the ways we serve in our own ministries. In The Parables: Jesus's Friendly Subversive Speech, Douglas D. Webster defamiliarizes the familiar to help us read these ancient stories with new eyes. Scholarly insights and honest reflections on his own ministry come together in a thoughtful exploration of the parables' indirect--but powerful--confrontations of the religious status quo, and of how Jesus not only teaches us what message to communicate, but how to communicate it best.--Rebecca Poe Hays, Assistant Professor of Christian Scriptures, Baylor University (1/16/2021 12:00:00 AM)

In this excellent book, Douglas Webster considers numerous parables of Jesus in a most refreshing way. Of particular importance is the convincing way he shows Jesus's indirect communication method of articulating the gospel of the kingdom in contexts of hostility and resistance, and its relevance to today's world. Jesus told the truth slant. The book includes a very helpful appendix spelling out how to preach the parables. This is a book to read with your Bible open. --Cole A. Graham, Dean and Senior Vice President of Education, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM) We are told in the Gospels that Jesus never taught without using parables, so their importance to his teaching cannot be overemphasized. And yet, Jesus's parables are often over explained by those who teach them. I'm thankful for this pastoral and practical work from Doug Webster. His keeping the bigger picture in view, and thereby the point of following Jesus intact, is refreshing and needed. The next time I preach on the parables this will be a really great resource. --Cole Huffman, Senior Pastor First Evangelical Church (1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM) With the heart of a pastor and the mind of a scholar, Doug Webster explores the parables of Jesus as 'truth slant' -- everyday stories that draw hearers in through their familiarity, but then, 'like time bombs that only explode when they have penetrated our hearts, ' transform them into true disciples. This engaging volume will inspire and motivate those 'with ears to hear' the subversive values of the kingdom of God. --Mark L. Strauss, University Professor of New Testament Bethel Seminary of Bethel University (1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM) Jesus did some of his most important teaching in parable form. Two thousand years later, many of us have become so familiar with this pedagogical approach that we no longer fully appreciate its significance--not only for our understanding of the nature of the triune God, but also for the ways we serve in our own ministries. In The Parables: Jesus's Friendly Subversive Speech, Douglas D. Webster defamiliarizes the familiar to help us read these ancient stories with new eyes. Scholarly insights and honest reflections on his own ministry come together in a thoughtful exploration of the parables' indirect--but powerful--confrontations of the religious status quo, and of how Jesus not only teaches us what message to communicate, but how to communicate it best. --Rebecca Poe Hays, Assistant Professor of Christian Scriptures, Baylor University (1/16/2021 12:00:00 AM)

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Douglas D. Webster (Ph.D., University of St. Michael's College) is professor of pastoral theology and preaching at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University. He served as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of San Diego for fourteen years as well as churches in New York City, Denver, and Toronto. His other books include, Follow the Lamb: A Pastoral Approach to The Revelation and Preaching Hebrews: The End of Religion and Faithfulness to the End.

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