The Parables for Today introduces you to the parables of Jesus in an engaging and accessible way. McKenzie makes the familiar parables come alive with new meaning using the best of biblical scholarship to provide an easy entrance to this major form of Jesus' teaching. McKenzie covers the purpose, properties, and proclaimers of Jesus' parables before focusing on several key parables. With questions for discussion and reflection at the end of each chapter, The Parables for Today is ideal for personal or group study.