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Joshua #7
The Parables of Joshua
In the latest chapter of his bestselling Joshua series, Joseph Girzone offers fresh inspiration in this collection of fifty never-before-published contemporary vignettes that underscore the most important lessons of the gospel.
Joseph Girzone's novels about Joshua, the carpenter who transforms ordinary lives with words of peace and loving actions, have sold more than three million copies and captured the hearts of readers around the world. In The Parables of Joshua , perhaps his most powerful book since the original Joshua , Girzone distills the essence of Christian teaching in entertaining and inspiring "bite-sized" tales set against the background of current society.
For some today, the parables of the New Testament are quaint, old-fashioned stories, with little relevance to everyday life in the twenty-first century. As Girzone writes in his Introduction, "I have heard the most callous people comment with such great piety on the parables that I could not help but wonder if we haven't made parables pleasant-sounding fables about human situations long past, but with no present-day meaning." In order to recapture their original vitality Girzone revives the timeless messages behind the original parables by "dressing them in modern clothes," presenting them through Joshua in a conversational style that will resonate with a modern audience.
Joseph Girzone's novels about Joshua, the carpenter who transforms ordinary lives with words of peace and loving actions, have sold more than three million copies and captured the hearts of readers around the world. In The Parables of Joshua , perhaps his most powerful book since the original Joshua , Girzone distills the essence of Christian teaching in entertaining and inspiring "bite-sized" tales set against the background of current society.
For some today, the parables of the New Testament are quaint, old-fashioned stories, with little relevance to everyday life in the twenty-first century. As Girzone writes in his Introduction, "I have heard the most callous people comment with such great piety on the parables that I could not help but wonder if we haven't made parables pleasant-sounding fables about human situations long past, but with no present-day meaning." In order to recapture their original vitality Girzone revives the timeless messages behind the original parables by "dressing them in modern clothes," presenting them through Joshua in a conversational style that will resonate with a modern audience.
176 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
Joseph F. Girzone
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JOSEPH F. GIRZONE retired from the active priesthood in 1981 due to health reasons, and embarked on a second career as a writer and speaker.
In 1995 he established the Joshua Foundation, an organization dedicated to making Jesus better known throughout the world.
His bestselling books include Joshua, A Portrait of Jesus, and Never Alone. He lives in Altamont, New York.
JOSEPH F. GIRZONE retired from the active priesthood in 1981 due to health reasons, and embarked on a second career as a writer and speaker.
In 1995 he established the Joshua Foundation, an organization dedicated to making Jesus better known throughout the world.
His bestselling books include Joshua, A Portrait of Jesus, and Never Alone. He lives in Altamont, New York.
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February 27, 2019
Interesting Take On What The Parables Would Be if Jesus Came Today
Again another book about Joshua that makes me happy. There are a few I’m not sure I agree with in here but still a great read.
Again another book about Joshua that makes me happy. There are a few I’m not sure I agree with in here but still a great read.
April 9, 2019
Compassionate messages, but not parables in the way I have been educated about them.
Jesus told his audiences stories with familiar characters and situations, then surprised them with unexpected outcomes . These teachings lack the unexpected.
Jesus told his audiences stories with familiar characters and situations, then surprised them with unexpected outcomes . These teachings lack the unexpected.
May 2, 2010
Girzone has found a way to write about parables in our daily living today that are used to tell the story of Chrisst. He tells the parable and reveals the messages behind the original prables by putting them into modern circumstances. This is a wonderful way to reread and understand the parables and original teachings.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
December 27, 2012
The tenth and final Joshua book, and the weakest of the series, in my opinion. Each chapter was a short parable about something. They were too short ,and too devoid of detail. I liked the lesson at the end of each one, but there wasn't at thing here that I hadn't read or thought or heard before.
No more Joshua books. My heart is sad.
No more Joshua books. My heart is sad.
August 3, 2011
Really enjoyed this. I liked the way that these fictional parables were written with the knowledge and heart of Jesus' own parables, but in modern situations involving modern problems.
July 14, 2012
very inspiring
March 26, 2016
Some still seem to old to be as relevant as they were intended to be
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