{"product_id":"the-parables-of-safed-the-sage","title":"The Parables of Safed the Sage","description":"\u003cp\u003eSafed the Sage, the famous parable-telling creation of William Eleazar Barton, emerges to dispense poignant portions of worldly wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the author, parables are an underappreciated method of tutoring others in morality, of introducing the comparisons and contrasts of life and its events, that they gain a grounding in dealing with affairs wisely and with discernment. For William Barton, gaining this insight via anecdotes is a stepping down to reflecting the condition of the heavenly kingdoms spoken about in the Christian lore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe origin of the Safed the Sage series Ð which went on to span several books, that together had millions of readers in the USA and elsewhere Ð is explained. Barton set about writing a modern take on old parables, wherein a man and wife travelling the country relate stories as they journey around by rail, steamboat or otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44225663795361,"sku":"9780359747320","price":31.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1965nemk-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1713687087","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/the-parables-of-safed-the-sage","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}