Proclaiming the Parables contains a general discussion of the term parable, followed by a thorough exegetical, textual, and homiletical study of five parables: Mark 4:26-29 (Parable of the Growing Seed), Matthew 21:28-32 (Parable of the Two Sons), Luke 13:6-9 (Parable of the Fig Tree), Luke 18:1-8 (Parable of the Persistent Widow), and Luke 16:1-13 (Parable of the Shrewd Manager)