Insights series: short, simple and deeply insightful--Barclay"s guides bring the stories and key themes of the Bible vividly to life, setting the scene in fascinating context of place, culture and time. "The William Barclay commentaries are absolutely fantastic and I wouldn"t give up my set for anything." Steve Chalke "It is as if he is so constantly excited by the subject matter that he hopes to infect the reader with his own sense of wonder at the riches which the Word of God has to offer." John Bell Parables are stories Jesus told using characters and events familiar to his audience. But parables ae a special kind of story, and Jesus used them for his special purposes. William Barclay unlocks these stories in their incredible richness, revealing often surprising hidden depth and meaning.