How could so many preachers have it wrong about Jesus? Do the Gospels seem stale and irrelevant? Does God really love you, or just pretend to love you?

Do the words of Jesus seem harsh to you? Judgmental? Confusing? Is it possible to understand the stories he told in a different way? Did did Jesus really expect people to sell all their possessions, or to hate their fathers and mothers? Or is it possible that both Jesus and the gospel writers were using literary devices to weave a variety of meanings into the fabric of Jesus’ life and the stories he told? On the surface, the stories appear to mean one thing, but beneath the surface surprises lurk!

In this book, Rob Gieselmann, presents twelve parables, stories, and actions of Jesus to re-view them in the light of irony. As a priest in the Episcopal Church, Rob has taught the gospels for twenty years, urging students to look behind scripture’s veil of words to discover creative and unexpected wisdom. His previous books include, The Episcopal Call to Love, and A Walk Through the Churchyard.

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