Parables for Preachers: Year A, the Gospel of Matthew

by Barbara E Reid O.P., Ph.D. O.P

Overview

The parables of Jesus are puzzling sayings and stories with world-transforming potential. Parables for Preachers offers an understanding of how parables work and a fresh variety of possible meanings not only for Jesus's original audience and for the early Christians for whom Matthew, Mark, and Luke wrote but also for contemporary Christians as well. The Gospel parables are analyzed in the order in which they appear in the Lectionary, making this book an indispensable resource for preachers, teachers, catechists, liturgy planners, and Bible study groups.

Barbara Reid is Professor of New Testament at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. She is the author of Matthew in the New Collegeville Bible Commentary series as well as Choosing the Better Part? Women in the Gospel of Luke, both published by Liturgical Press.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814625507
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	09/01/2001
Series:	Helping You Spread the Word Series
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.42(w) x 8.28(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

Barbara E. Reid, general editor of the Wisdom Commentary series, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the president of Catholic Theological Union and the first woman to hold the position. She has been a member of the CTU faculty since 1988 and also served as vice president and academic dean from 2009 to 2018. She holds a PhD in biblical studies from The Catholic University of America and was also president of the Catholic Biblical Association in 2014–2015.

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A book not only for preachers but for all who seek a deeper understanding of Jesus' teaching in his parables.
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