Here in one volume is Robert Farrar Capon's widely praised trilogy on Jesus' parables — The Parables of the Kingdom, The Parables of Grace, and The Parables of Judgment. These studies offer a fresh, adventurous look at all of Jesus' parables, treated according to their major themes. With the same authorial flair and daring insight that have earned him a wide readership, Capon admirably bridges the gap between the biblical world and our own, making clear both the original meaning of the parables and their continuing relevance today.
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An Episcopal priest and the author of many popular books, including The Supper of the Lamb (Modern Library), The Mystery of Christ . . . And Why We Don’t Get It (Eerdmans); and a widely praised trilogy on Jesus’ parables now available in one volume titled Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus (Eerdmans).
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69 of 72 people found the following review helpful
By Mike Nagle
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There's an old saying: "Familiarity breeds contempt." So it is with the parables of Jesus. Everyone thinks they know what he is teaching. So much so, that the contempt committed is against the very heart of the gospel message. Instead of radical, liberating, and scandalous good news, we end up with warmed over ethics, served up on a bed of moralistic legalism, and covered with a layer of heavy-handed, rule laden religion. But that isn't what you get with Capon! Instead of showing age old contempt for the gospel of grace, Father Capon leads his readers to a new awareness of the eternal truth of God's generosity in Christ. It is like a rich delightful meal, that you savor along the way. Once you've feasted there, you can never go back to the "greasy spoon" theology so popular in the Christian sub-culture today. This is three books in one. Previously published in three separate volumes, Kingdom, Grace and Judgment was released in 2002 as one marvelous book. You will not find anything better on the parables of Jesus. Capon divides the teaching ministry of Jesus into three periods and correlating subjects: kingdom, grace and judgment. Each volume brings Jesus closer to the cross, and as it does, the intensity, drama and passion of his message grows exponentially. This as the advertisement says, is "not your Father's Oldsmobile." You will find yourself laughing out loud at the author's outrageous sense of humor, praising out loud for the divine author's generous heart, and weeping with gratitude for the mercy and grace of the crucified and risen Christ! This is the best introduction to the genius, wit and scholarship of Father Capon's works. Read this book and you will never see the gospels the same again! (For more Capon reviews and grace-based teaching, check out Real Life Ministries at http://www.rl-ministries.org)
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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I have read all three of Capon's books on the Parables and out of sheer enthusiasm given them away to friends. It is so wonderful now to have all three in one volume. As Robert Farrar Capon seems to come at theology and in particular here in this volume, the parables of Jesus, with his own unique vision, it is always pure pleasure to sit down with one of his books again and again for the first time. And then triple that by holding all three of his parable books in one hand. His insights into looking at the parables as descriptive images of God in Christ, rather than homespun advice for us all, is probably one of his greatest contributions to those who find themselves out here in the trenches trying to get back to forgiveness and grace.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By tizeye
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Mr. Capon's approach to the parables is a wonderful change. His style is quite readable -- a book that anyone in the pews could engage. He is witty and not stuffy about his subject matter. And yet he is reverent -- he understands of whom he speaks! I've made use of this for sermon preparation. It preaches.
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Provocative and Inspiring
Capon brings a provocative and inspiring view of the Parables to life, and in doing so leads us to look into the mind and heart of Jesus with a new, edifying perspective. Read more
Published 1 month ago by KENNETH P CHRISMAN
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Kingdom, Grace, Judgment
I was lent this book by a retired pastor and decided it was one I needed to have in my library.
Published 4 months ago by Joyce I. Olson
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exploration of the parables
Capon takes a new look at the parables and the life of Jesus. His ideas are thought-provoking and mostly make sense of difficult passages that a Bible reader has known for many... Read more
Published 5 months ago by William A. Morgan
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The Parables with an Attitude
Robert Capon is a stitch and profound at the same time. Best guide to the Gospel's parables I ever seen. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Russ Baranes
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Kingdom, Grace, Judement: By Robert Farrar Capon
This is a great tool to help take you through the individual words that leave you scratching your head when reading the many parables that Christ used in his ministry. Read more
Published 8 months ago by BabySnooks
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The Idea That Started the Reformation
The Reformation advanced under three solas: grace alone, faith alone and word alone. The first and the most radical to the way we naturally think is grace alone. What Mr. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mark P. Brown
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You'll never read scripture the same way again!
I recently found Capon's books and have been reading them all.
Capon is an interesting bird! Read more
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Published 13 months ago by Mark Nicholson
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Tell me again about the story of......
I highly recommend Robert Farrar Capon's "Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus" to those looking for a new window to view Jesus'... Read more
Published 14 months ago by cristfarm
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Excellent Style and Content
I cannot praise this book and this author highly enough. I read a lot of theology books and what is unique about Capon is that he is just as much of a writer as he is a theologian. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jason DesLongchamp
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Thought Provoking with a Slice of Humor
This is one of the most interesting books on the parables of Jesus that I have ever read. Although it's quite deep, the author interjects a wonderful, dry since of humor in the... Read more
Published on February 6, 2011 by Seeker
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- The New Testament In Modern English: Student Edition by J.B. Phillips on page 156, page 252, and page 348
- Synopsis Quattuor Evangeliorum: Locis Parallelis Evangeliorum Apocryphorum Et Patrum Adhibitis Edidit (Bible Students) by Kurt Aland on page 155, page 251, and page 348
- Standard Version: With Book of Common Prayer by Hymns Ancient and Modern on page 155, page 251, and page 348
- Roget's Thesaurus of English Words (Penguin Reference Books) by Peter Mark Roget on page 144
- Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot on page 120
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- Building Belief: Constructing Faith from the Ground Up by Chad V. Meister in Back Matter
- Where All Hope Lies: Sermons for the Liturgical Year by James R. Van Tholen on page 114
- Parables: Stories of the Kingdom (Six Weeks with the Bible) by Amy Welborn in Back Matter
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