In āJesusā Silent Years: Parableā Jesus matures through temptation, doubt, and longing. He follows the classic path of the heroā
beginning in an unremarkable mudhole, unknown and undistinguished, innocent and naĆÆve, in Foundations. He steadily moves down into the mainstream of growing upā leaving home, wrestling with his own unique God-man identity. Suffering and loss carve out an interior life for him, in Parable and Journey. Finally, he shows us all how to listen to the world of spiritāadorned with the jewels of wisdom, compassion, and courageous vulnerabilityāin Homecoming.
Parable is the second of four volumes in Jesusā Silent Years. Jesus is ordered by Caesar Augustus to Rome. He survives a shipwreck and attempted murder, falls in love with the emperorās granddaughter, and develops an interior life that directs his actions. He learns to explain who he is and isnāt in parables. He maturesālike you and meāby failing, falling, and then rising again, stronger.