DP #14: The Gospel Parables

The Gospel Parables by Armstrong addresses The Places at the Table in relation to "Humility and Courtesy" by discussing first the ancient feast etiquette of Jesus' time and relating it to what Jesus said in the parable. Armstrong communicates to his reader that the parable dictates humility by choosing a lower seat at the table and waiting to be moved up and courtesy by inviting not the high end of society but the people who need blessing, the outcasts: this is Jesus' message. The author also says that the parable is telling us that humility is essentially the soul of courtesy and politeness, the core of a true human being. There are many ways for the parable to be interpreted and The Gospel Parables addresses that which is most common of the interpretations and explains it with more examples within the Bible and the history of Jesus' time to help the reader better understand how important humility and courtesy were (and, as Jesus communicates, still are) in a righteous lifestyle.