{"id":5593,"date":"2021-11-04T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/?p=5593"},"modified":"2021-08-24T15:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T15:00:03","slug":"gospel-parables-by-w-e-o-oesterley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/gospel-parables-by-w-e-o-oesterley\/","title":{"rendered":"Gospel Parables by W.E.O. Oesterley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gospel-parables_oesterley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gospel-parables_oesterley.jpg\" alt=\"William Oscar Emil Oesterley [1866-1950], The Gospel Parables in the Light of Their Jewish Background\" class=\"wp-image-5595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gospel-parables_oesterley.jpg 240w, https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gospel-parables_oesterley-96x300.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s free book is W.E.O. Osterley&#8217;s study of the parables of Jesus. This title was digitised from the copy held in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurgeons.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Spurgeon&#8217;s College<\/a> library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/book_gospel-parables_oesterley.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William Oscar Emil Oesterley [1866-1950], <em>The Gospel Parables in the Light of Their Jewish Background. L<\/em>ondon: SPCK, 1936. Hbk. pp.245. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Prefatory Note<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Parables: Their Meaning and Nature<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Kingdom of Heaven<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Parable of the Sower<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares; The Parable of the Automatic Action of the Soil<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Parable of the Mustard Seed; The Parable of Leaven; The Parable of the Hidden Treasure; The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price; The Parable of the Draw-Net<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor; The Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Parable of the Two Sons; The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen; The Parable of the Wedding Feast<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Parable of the Ten Virgins; The Parable ofthe Talents; The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Parable of the Good Samaritan; The Parable of the Rich Fool<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Parable of the Lost SHeep; The Parable of the Lost Piece of Money; The Parable of the Poigal Son<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Parable of the Unrighteous Steward; The Parable of Dives and Lazarus<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Some Minor Parables<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Modern Authors Cited<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Biblical and Rabbinical References<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>General Index<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_118ebe-2d .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_118ebe-2d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_118ebe-2d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Main image: Parable of the Good Samaritan, as depicted by Jan Wijnants (1670). Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parable#\/media\/File:Jan_Wijnants_-_Parable_of_the_Good_Samaritan.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s free book is W.E.O. Osterley&#8217;s study of the parables of Jesus. This title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon&#8217;s College library. William Oscar Emil Oesterley [1866-1950], The Gospel Parables in the Light of Their Jewish Background. London: SPCK, 1936. Hbk. pp.245. 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