Asking The Right Questions: Re-examining the Parables of Jesus
/Scripture Seeker’s Bible Study
2026 Spring/Lenten Study
5:30 PM Pacific on Thursday evenings
(no meeting the 3rd Thursday) on Zoom
Our Guide
The Books:
The Bible (Whatever translation you prefer)
Short Stories By Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Jesus’s parables serve “as keys that can unlock the mysteries we face by helping us ask the right questions: how to live in community; how to determine what ultimately matters; and how to live the life that God wants us to live. They (the parables) are Jesus’ way of teaching, and they are remembered to this day not simply because they are in the Christian canon. But because they continue to provoke, challenge, and inspire. -Dr. Amy Jill Levine.
Join us as we do a deep dive into Jesus’ parables, see how 1st century hearers might have heard them, and invite new insight as we hear them again in the 21st century. I decided not to put dates on the later sessions that I will have to change because we have decided to linger or move faster. So we’ll adjust the dates as we go. Watch Updates from the Journey for (well…) updates.
For those who would like to join us (or return) this is an excellent time to do so. We meet on Thursdays (except for the 3rd Thursday of the month when we have Council and PPRC). If you’d like to learn more about Dr. Amy-Jill Levine and her work, here is a podcast of interest from the Maxwell Institute.
Here is a loose map (with early adjustable dates) of our journey. — Rev Jeanne
