1. The Parables and Jesus

2. The Parables and the Old Testament

3. The Parables in the Gospels

4. The Parables and Gospel Structure

5. What is a Parable?

6. Reading the Parables Today

7. A Method of Approaching the Parables

8. The Method Illustrated

9. The Bible, Story, and God

10. Preaching the Parables

11. Appendix: Literary Re-workings of Some Parables