Waiting father : sermons on the parables of Jesus /
Thielicke, Helmut.
Waiting father : sermons on the parables of Jesus / Helmut Thielicke ; translated with an introduction by John W. Doberstein. - 192 pages ; 22 cm
First published in German by Quell Verlag in 1957 as Das Bilderbuch Gottes: Reden über die Gleichnisse Jesu. This edition first published by James Clarke & Co, 1960, reprinted 1964, 1966, 1978 (title page verso).
Translator's Introduction; To the Reader; I. The Parable of the Prodigal Son: PART ONE; II. The Parable of the Prodigal Son: PART TWO; III. The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus; IV. The Parable of the Seed and the Soils; V. The Parable of the Mustard Seed; VI. The Parable of the Tares among the Wheat; VII. The Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly; VIII. The Parable of the Dishonest Steward; IX. The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers; X. The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard; XI. The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican XII. The Parable of the Pounds XIII. The Parable of the Cost of Building a Tower; XIV. The Parable of the Good Samaritan; XV. The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Maidens; XVI. The Parable of the Marriage Feast.
A collection of sermons offering deep insights into the spiritual message of Jesus's fifteen major parables by Helmut Thielicke, the great German preacher and theologian. These were originally preached in Michaelskirche, Hamburg, in the mid-1950s. Thielicke approaches the parables in novel ways. In treating the prodigal son, for instance, he concentrates more on the loving father than the rebellious son, emphasising the centrality of forgiveness. Similarly on the pharisee and the publican, he shows that the publican is guilty of spiritual pride and arrogance, drawing attention to the dangers for the faithful. Both among expositions of the parables and among books for preachers, 'The Waiting Father' stands in a class of its own. Great scholars are usually poor preachers, and great scholars are rarely good preachers, but Thielicke manages to combine distinguished scholarship with fine preaching. Helmut Thielicke was an outstanding mid-twentieth century German preacher and scholar. He preached against the Nazis during the Second World War in Stuttgart and later became Rector of the University of Hamburg. (Back cover).
0718893662 9780718893668
Jesus Christ--Parables--Sermons.
Sermons, German--Translations into English.
Religion.
Lutheran Church--Sermons.
Waiting father : sermons on the parables of Jesus / Helmut Thielicke ; translated with an introduction by John W. Doberstein. - 192 pages ; 22 cm
First published in German by Quell Verlag in 1957 as Das Bilderbuch Gottes: Reden über die Gleichnisse Jesu. This edition first published by James Clarke & Co, 1960, reprinted 1964, 1966, 1978 (title page verso).
Translator's Introduction; To the Reader; I. The Parable of the Prodigal Son: PART ONE; II. The Parable of the Prodigal Son: PART TWO; III. The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus; IV. The Parable of the Seed and the Soils; V. The Parable of the Mustard Seed; VI. The Parable of the Tares among the Wheat; VII. The Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly; VIII. The Parable of the Dishonest Steward; IX. The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers; X. The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard; XI. The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican XII. The Parable of the Pounds XIII. The Parable of the Cost of Building a Tower; XIV. The Parable of the Good Samaritan; XV. The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Maidens; XVI. The Parable of the Marriage Feast.
A collection of sermons offering deep insights into the spiritual message of Jesus's fifteen major parables by Helmut Thielicke, the great German preacher and theologian. These were originally preached in Michaelskirche, Hamburg, in the mid-1950s. Thielicke approaches the parables in novel ways. In treating the prodigal son, for instance, he concentrates more on the loving father than the rebellious son, emphasising the centrality of forgiveness. Similarly on the pharisee and the publican, he shows that the publican is guilty of spiritual pride and arrogance, drawing attention to the dangers for the faithful. Both among expositions of the parables and among books for preachers, 'The Waiting Father' stands in a class of its own. Great scholars are usually poor preachers, and great scholars are rarely good preachers, but Thielicke manages to combine distinguished scholarship with fine preaching. Helmut Thielicke was an outstanding mid-twentieth century German preacher and scholar. He preached against the Nazis during the Second World War in Stuttgart and later became Rector of the University of Hamburg. (Back cover).
0718893662 9780718893668
Jesus Christ--Parables--Sermons.
Sermons, German--Translations into English.
Religion.
Lutheran Church--Sermons.