Guest: Dr. Peter Gurry | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Gurry about the parables of Jesus. Topics of conversation include 1) What is a parable? 2) Why did Jesus choose this method of teaching? 3) How should we interpret parables? 4) How should we apply the parables to our lives? 5) What are some challenging or surprising parables? 6) Resources for understanding the parables.

Dr. Peter Gurry (@pjgurry) serves as Assistant Professor of New Testament at Phoenix Seminary. He's also co-director of the Text and Canon Institute, as well as an elder at Whitton Avenue Bible Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Gurry is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Dallas Theological Seminary, and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of several books, including Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism (IVP Academic, 2019), and Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible (Crossway, 2022).

Find full show notes here: https://ps.edu/how-can-we-understand-jesus-parables-dr-peter-gurry/

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