Considering Books on the Parables

I’ll be preaching some of the parables in Luke to illustrate grace in the coming weeks.  Here are the resources I will be using:

• The Parables: Understanding the Stories Jesus Told by Simon Kistemaker.  Dr. K arrived at the Orlando campus after my graduation.  So, I never had him for a course.  But this should be good.
• The Parables of the Kingdom by Robert Farrar Capon.
• The Parables of Grace by Robert Farrar Capon.
• Turning Your World Upside Down: Kingdom Priorities in the Parables of Jesus by Richard Phillips.  I can’t remember when I got this- I think it was like 75% off but looked interesting.  Finally, I get to use it.

Some resources I wish I had:

• Preaching the Parables: From Responsible Interpretation to Powerful Proclamation by Craig Blomberg.  Not a commentary so much as a guide to show how to do this with examples from his sermons.
• Parables of Jesus by Joachim Jeremias.  A bit scholarly… a tad historical-critical, but might be helpful.

Hmmm.  Kind of lacking, don’t you think.  I thought there would be more books on the parables.