Hidden Fire (Volume 1) : Unfolding the Parables of Jesus

Matthew Sardon

ISBN 10: 1764452135 / ISBN 13: 9781764452137

Published by Theosis House Press Dez 2025, 2025

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Neuware - The parables were never designed to soothe.They were forged to awaken.When Jesus spoke of seeds and lamps, vineyards and banquets, He was not offering simple moral lessons. He was disclosing the mysteries of the Kingdom - realities 'hidden since the foundation of the world.' Every parable is a fragment of divine revelation wrapped in the garments of ordinary life, a flame of truth concealed within symbol, waiting for the heart that is ready to ignite.Hidden Fire: Unfolding the Parables of Jesus is a two-volume theological ascent into those flames. Drawing on Scripture, Second Temple Judaism, patristic exegesis, and the contemplative tradition of the Church, Matthew Sardon reveals the depth, drama, and divine logic embedded in every parable Christ ever spoke. Each chapter unfolds through a seven-fold rhythm - from the historical world of first-century Galilee to the theological blaze at the heart of Christ's teaching, and finally to the transformation demanded of every disciple who dares to hear.Volume I begins with the parables of the Kingdom, mercy, and divine invitation: the Sower scattering seed upon human hearts; the Lamp that exposes every hidden thing; the Banquet thrown for the unworthy; the Bridegroom who comes without warning. These stories are not quaint illustrations. They are acts of judgment and mercy, revelation and invitation - mirrors held up to the soul of every listener.Volume II will bring the journey to its completion through the parables of judgment, discipleship, stewardship, and glory.To read the parables is to be confronted.To understand them is to be changed.And to follow the One who spoke them is to enter the fire from which they came.This is not a commentary on stories.It is an encounter with the Storyteller -the eternal Word, veiled in symbol, burning to remake the heart that hears Him.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hidden Fire (Volume 1) : Unfolding the Parables of Jesus
• Publisher: Theosis House Press Dez 2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1764452135
• ISBN 13: 9781764452137
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 27D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 812 grams

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Synopsis

The parables were never designed to soothe.

They were forged to awaken.

When Jesus spoke of seeds and lamps, vineyards and banquets, He was not offering simple moral lessons. He was disclosing the mysteries of the Kingdom - realities "hidden since the foundation of the world." Every parable is a fragment of divine revelation wrapped in the garments of ordinary life, a flame of truth concealed within symbol, waiting for the heart that is ready to ignite.

Hidden Fire: Unfolding the Parables of Jesus is a two-volume theological ascent into those flames. Drawing on Scripture, Second Temple Judaism, patristic exegesis, and the contemplative tradition of the Church, Matthew Sardon reveals the depth, drama, and divine logic embedded in every parable Christ ever spoke. Each chapter unfolds through a seven-fold rhythm - from the historical world of first-century Galilee to the theological blaze at the heart of Christ's teaching, and finally to the transformation demanded of every disciple who dares to hear.

Volume I begins with the parables of the Kingdom, mercy, and divine invitation: the Sower scattering seed upon human hearts; the Lamp that exposes every hidden thing; the Banquet thrown for the unworthy; the Bridegroom who comes without warning. These stories are not quaint illustrations. They are acts of judgment and mercy, revelation and invitation - mirrors held up to the soul of every listener.

Volume II will bring the journey to its completion through the parables of judgment, discipleship, stewardship, and glory.

To read the parables is to be confronted.

To understand them is to be changed.

And to follow the One who spoke them is to enter the fire from which they came.

This is not a commentary on stories.

It is an encounter with the Storyteller -

the eternal Word, veiled in symbol, burning to remake the heart that hears Him.