Christianity Today, Winner, Biblical Studies (2009) CHOICE
"This book will become an academic standard for the study of
parables and Jesus. Essential. (Four Stars)." Graham Stanton
-- University of Cambridge
"This book is a simply stunning achievement. Klyne Snodgrass
discusses Jesus' parables with theological sensitivity, with
careful attention to comparable Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions,
and in dialogue with the mountain of secondary literature. Scholar
and student alike will appreciate its admirable clarity and its
numerous fresh suggestions. This wide-ranging book has no rival: it
will bethe book on the parables for the next decade and beyond."
Arland J. Hultgren
-- Luther Seminary
"Convinced that the parables are the most certain avenue for access
to Jesus' teaching, Klyne Snodgrass analyzes all of them with
skill, care, and imagination. As a seasoned teacher and scholar, he
outlines steps for the interpreter to follow, provides historical
and cultural background materials, and engages the parables
theologically. No one has located the parables as clearly and
forcefully within the prophetic tradition of Israel, thereby
providing a new approach to their vitality." Darrell Bock
-- Dallas Theological Seminary
"Bravo! Stories with Intent is the culmination of Klyne Snodgrass's
lifetime of reflection on the parables. It shows a wealth of
discernment in the clarity of its presentation, the soundness of
its reasoning, the choice of citation and parallels, and the care
of its argument. No study of the parables is as crisply structured
as it answers the questions readers often raise about these
stories. Here is a book with intent, and it succeeds exceptionally
well in opening up a key dimension of Jesus' ministry and
teaching." Charles H. Talbert
-- Baylor University
"I have been looking for a book like this on the parables all my
career. I celebrate its appearance." William H. Willimon
-- Bishop, North Alabama Conference, United Methodist Church
"Here in one volume is the latest and best interpretation of the
parables of Jesus. This book is sure to be received as a fine
resource for engaging proclamation of the parables." John
Painter
-- St. Mark's School of Theology, Charles Sturt University
"In Stories with Intent Klyne Snodgrass has fulfilled his promise
of a comprehensive guide to the parables of Jesus. . . Whatever
angle the reader brings to the study of the parables, this book
brings rich resources to illuminate that study. It is necessary
reading for anyone interested in the parables and teaching of
Jesus." Martin Hengel
-- University of T�bingen
"Stories with Intent is a very helpful and inspiring book, written
for pastors and scholars, for students of the Bible, and for
laypeople interested in the teaching of Jesus. It contains an
abundance of well-arranged valuable information about the history
of research and the Old Testament, Jewish, Greco-Roman, and social
backgrounds of the parables, at the same time leading readers to
the center of Jesus' teaching. A wonderful book." Expository
Times
"Snodgrass has written a major study of the parables which focuses
on their form, purpose, interpretation and theology. . . . This is
an insightful and comprehensive treatment which is certain to
become a landmark study in parable research." Theological
Studies
"Stories with Intent is Snodgrass's magnum opus, the product of 35
years of NT research and teaching. It is, as its subtitle claims,
comprehensive." Religious Studies Review
"A notable achievement and [it] deserves a place on the shelf of
every serious interpreter of the parables." Evangelical
Quarterly
"This fresh look at Jesus' parables is timely. Snodgrass has
written a special book -- it is at once comprehensive, accessible,
reliable, engaging and very useful. . . . A rich resource indeed."
Trinity Journal
"It is impossible to read Stories with Intent without learning new
details about the ancient world, without being guided into more
nuanced understandings of Jesus' message, and without being
challenged to engage the church and the world today with Jesus'
message of God's kingdom which became a reality with Jesus' life
and message." Journal for the Study of the New Testament
"There is little doubt that Stories with Intent is sure to become a
valuable resource for all who study the parables of Jesus." Journal
of the Evangelical Theological Society
"An impressive and commendable piece of work that will hopefully
encourage pastors, teachers, and students to engage the parables in
the context of Jesus and further to apply them responsibly to their
own contemporary contexts" Theology
"Klyne Snodgrass is on to a winner. And let it be said without more
ado, this book is a fine achievement, careful about detail, and
comprehensive (one might almost say encyclopaedic) in its coverage
of everything that everybody who is anybody in the study of the
Gospels has written." Currents in Theology & Mission
"This is a rich resource for preaching and adult education. One
will not exhaust its resources in a lifetime of parable study."
Journal of Theological Studies
"Probably few books that claim the description 'comprehensive' live
up to the accolade. Professor Snodgrass's magnum opus on Jesus'
parables, however, is surely as close to an authoritative reference
work on the parables as we shall see for years to come."
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