Parables & Prophecy: Unlocking the Bible's Mysteries, By Bill Donahue

Parables & Prophecy

Unlocking the Bible's Mysteries

by Bill Donahue

Parables & Prophecy
paperback
  • Length: 64 pages
  • Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.25 in
  • Published: July 06, 2000
  • Imprint: IVP Bible Studies
  • Item Code: 2066
  • ISBN: 9780830820665

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Some portions of the Bible appear mysterious and hard to understand. When we read prophecy, we wonder how it applies to us today. When we read a parable, several meanings may come to mind. How do we know which is correct? Poetry and proverbs may seem obscure. The letters to churches don't seem to connect to us. How do we read each of these types of Bible literature in a way that is both faithful to the text and authoritative for our lives? This guide points the way.

CONTENTS

Introduction
Session 1. Experiencing a Psalm
Session 2. Applying a Proverb
Session 3. Deciphering a Prophecy
Session 4. Understanding a Parable
Session 5. Unpacking an Epistle
Session 6. Putting It All Together

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Bill Donahue

Bill Donahue (PhD, University of North Texas) is founder and lead strategist for The Communitas Network, which coaches and equips catalytic leaders to build transformational teams for the purpose of mobilizing missional communities. He also serves as an adjunct teacher at a number of seminaries, training both master's and doctoral students in church leadership and small group ministry. He previously served as executive director of small group ministries for the Willow Creek Association (WCA), where he developed leadership strategies and training events for over 2500 volunteers. He has also worked as an associate pastor in Texas and Pennsylvania, and at Proctor & Gamble and PNC Financial Corporation. He is the author of Leading Life-Changing Small Groups and coauthor of Building a Church of Small Groups, The 7 Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry, and Walking the Small Group Tightrope (all with Russ Robinson). With Greg Bowman he is the author of Coaching Life-Changing Leaders. He has also written In the Company of Jesus and the Jesus 101 small group study series (with Keri Wyatt Kent).