The Context Behind Jesus’ Parables | QA Pt.1
This week on Cultivate, we kicked off a special Q&A conversation exploring the context into which Jesus stepped and the big questions that shaped His ministry. Charlie Loften and Abigail Boone dove into what first-century Israel was really like: a nation occupied by Rome, full of religious tension, longing for liberation, and marked by a transactional view of God. Together, we unpacked how Jesus entered this world—not as a political revolutionary, but as a humble teacher whose miracles and message began to turn everything upside down.
We looked at how the people listening to Jesus’ parables…
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