---
title: "Parables — Dissecting a Swallow"
description: "Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are bringing in Reed Dent to launch a miniseries on parables, starting with a discussion about what a parable is and why anyone would want to teach in that way."
canonical: https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/312
published: 2023-01-05
---

# Parables — Dissecting a Swallow

An Introduction to Parables

- Published: 2023-01-05T09:00:00.000Z
- Episode slug: `312`
- Episode number: 312
- Session: 6
- People: Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Reed Dent

## Description

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are bringing in Reed Dent to launch a miniseries on parables, starting with a discussion about what a parable is and why anyone would want to teach in that way.

## Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are bringing in Reed Dent to launch a miniseries on parables, starting with a discussion about what a parable is and why anyone would want to teach in that way. Discussion Video for BEMA 312 Tell It Slant by Eugene Peterson The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian McLaren Kingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins from The Apple That Astonished Paris Poet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth E. Bailey The Orthodox Heretic by Peter Rollins Join the BEMA Slack

## Sources and machine-readable records

- [BEMA Podcast Explorer episode page](https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/312)
- [Official BEMA source page](https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/312)
- [Episode JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/episodes/312)
- [Audio](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7d8cc2be-fe66-43fb-ada4-e62e2f8c00e7/b3043c03-21a8-4af6-a5ee-6890bdfc2188.mp3)