{"product_id":"9781912045631","title":"Not the Parables of Jesus: Revised Satirical Version","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRestore the wonder of the parables, the joy of the Gospel ... and the discomfort of the Sword of Truth stabbed firmly in your gut.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot the Parables of Jesus contains more than 40* different takes on the original parables to snap us out of our over-familiarity and to open our eyes to the truth of the Gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHalf tongue-in-cheek, half right between the eyes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften fun, sometimes poignant, and occasionally painful; these parables reveal our cultural biases, hidden assumptions, and the lies we believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf I were alive today, I would be happy to condemn these parables as heretical.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Luther†\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Awesome. Excellent. Recommended’ are some adjectives I found in the thesaurus. However I wouldn’t use any of them to describe this book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDick Shunnary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is fake good news!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Trump†\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen I read ‘Not the Bible’ I feel the pleasure of God.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Liddle’s sixth cousin twice removed†\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot the Bible. It’s like the Bible. Only not.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn was born at a very young age with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. At first, it appeared that no lasting damage had been done, but as he grew it became clear that his sense of humour had been damaged irreparably.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn lives with his family near Oxford, England where daily he wonders how his wife still finds the same jokes funny after nearly 20 years of marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csub\u003e* Bet you think that means there are only 41 parables? Well there are actually 42. So there!\u003cp\u003e† Everything’s true about these statements except the quotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kingdom Collective Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040126583024,"sku":"9781912045631","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781912045631_p0.jpg?v=1763630929","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781912045631","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}