Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi

Jesus was a skilled storyteller who used parables from everyday life to convey his message and meaning. Amy-Jill Levine offers a fresh, timely reinterpretation of his most popular teaching parables. She weaves history and spiritual analysis in exploring the parables, exposing their misinterpretations and making them relevant for modern readers. She takes readers back in time to understand how their original Jewish audience understood them.