Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus [Paperback]

Robert Farrar Capon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 11, 2002

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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About the Author

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).

Product Details

• Paperback: 531 pages
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; [Combined ed.] edition (March 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802839495
• ISBN-13: 978-0802839497
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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62 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Not Your Father's Oldsmobile", November 24, 2003

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Mike Nagle (Manchester, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus (Paperback)

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)

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All In One, November 22, 2003

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Carole Thomas (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus (Paperback)

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.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, March 15, 2006

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tizeye - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus (Paperback)

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.