Parables of Jesus

Narrative or story preaching has called attention to Jesus' parables since many of those parables are stories. Is there a preacher especially one who uses the lectionary who does not preach on a parable from time to time? This book conducts an exegesis of scripture provides context for each passage suggests contemporary applications with questions that challenge and gives preachers sample openings for the composition of a sermon/homily.<br><br><b>Richard Gribble</b> CSC the author of six books and over 100 articles is an assistant professor of history at Stonehill College in North Easton Massachusetts. He has earned degrees from the United States Naval Academy the University of Southern California and the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. In 1995 he earned his Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America. A Roman Catholic priest Gribble served at St. John Vianney Parish in Goodyear Arizona from 1988 through 1991.