2010-03-192010-03-192002Reinstorf, D 2002, 'Luke’s parables and the purpose of Luke’s Gospel', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 1281-1295.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13634Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFDo the parables of Luke hold the key to an understanding of the overall purpose of Luke’s Gospel? This question is pursued by Greg W Forbes (2000) in a book entitled The God of Old: The role of the Lukan parables in the purpose of Luke’s Gospel. Although the Lukan parables address a variety of subjects of a diverse nature, there is one unifying factor that runs like a golden thread through all the parables: a new vision of God. This vision seems new in-so-far as it presents a challenge to conventional Israelite perceptions regarding God at the time when the parables were written, but in fact, it is not new at all. It is a vision of the God of Old as witnessed in the Hebrew Scriptures. This article presents an overview of Forbes’ book.enFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaVision of GodParablesBible -- N.T. -- Luke -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.God (Christianity) -- KnowablenessForbes, Greg W. -- Criticism and interpretationArticle