Description: The third volume in the Biblical Explorations series from bestselling New Testament writer Paula Gooder explores a major exponent of the Gospels: the parables of Jesus. It considers why Jesus spoke in pictures and opens up the world behind the parables to reveal just how striking, memorable and challenging they were for their original hearers.
Brief description: Paula Gooder is a speaker and writer on the New Testament and is passionate about making the best of that scholarship accessible to a wide audience. She is Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, London and was formerly theologian in residence for the Bible Society.