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sower, parable of the
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sower, parable of the in the Bible (Matthew 13:3–8), the story told by Jesus of how ‘a sower went forth to sow’, to illustrate the varying readiness of those he taught to receive Jesus's message.
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The Parables Of Jesus: A Commentary. (Book Reviews).
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...sayings identified as parables by one scholar or...definition of a parable as "a figure of...audience of each parable. He admits that...categorization of parables is problematic...To categorize the parables as he does, H...audience for each parable can be identified...
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The Parables of Jesus: A Commentary
Magazine article from: Trinity Journal; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...works] is a study of the parables that is comprehensive, drawing upon the wealth of parable research, and that is...theological" (p. xi). The Parables of Jesus contains ten chapters...methodology. Hultgren defines a parable as "a figure of speech...
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The Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation
Magazine article from: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; The Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian...conclusion that many parts of the parables, and the interpretations...Blomberg's seminal work on the parables, though he quotes himself...Blomberg's argument that a parable may have multiple points...
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PARABLES DISCUSSED IN WEEKLY SERIES.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 7/2/2005; 700+ words
; ...the best-known parables in the New Testament...Burbank. ``A parable is an illustration...class is to make the parables understandable for...or implied in the parable of the week because...whose favorite parable, ``The Pharisee...Why did Jesus use parables and what would he...
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Parables as Poetic Fictions: The Creative Voice of Jesus
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Hedrick's stress on the parables as stories is to be...underlying images of the parables. By showing how farming...techniques cast light on the parable of the sower, and how...society illuminates the parable of the unjust judge...consonantal sounds) in the parables. While this is ...
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The parables of Jesus
Magazine article from: Interpretation; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...earlier work on the parables of Jesus and to give...sense of where we are in parable interpretation today...graduate seminar on the parables, he invited me to sit...retrospect): Your parable interpretation is great...discussing reconstructed parables, parables reconstituted...
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The Parables of Jesus: A Commetary
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...single unit. Each parable appears with an...The thirty-eight parables are grouped under...aspect in the parables and criticizes as...just about every parable he raises the issue...challenges of the parable to be heard. Thus...interpreting the parables of J
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Parables and the Enneagram.
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 8/9/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...nine numbers. Just listen to my parables." The book begins with an introduction on the parables of Jesus, what they were intended to do, why Jesus used the parable form in his teachings and how parables are related to the enneagram...
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Parables as Subversive Speech: Jesus as Pedagogue of the Oppressed.
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 9/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...read in previous parable research. He knows...attempts to connect the parables to the historical...considers a series of parables under the rubric...titles tell all. The parable of the Laborers...this selection of parables. The exercise is...of the difficult parable of the ...
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The parables of Jesus.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Interpretation; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...earlier work on the parables of Jesus and to...where we are in parable interpretation today...retrospect): Your parable interpretation is...discussing reconstructed parables, parables reconstituted...parabolic genre. For parables, "the burden of...originating structure of a ...
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parables
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...interpreting Jesus' parables as allegories...and action in the parable of the Good Samaritan...his book on the parables maintained that the essence of a genuine parable was that it has...unjust judge of the parable (Luke 18: 2...x2013;15). Such parables express the contrast...
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Banana Parable
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Banana Parable The banana parable is found both in A Treatise on Money (Keynes 1930) and in John...that was brought out in Keynes ’ s “ banana parable. ” In the story Keyes envisions a simple economy that...
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parable
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
parable the term translates the Hebrew...rhetorical tradition, however, "parables" were illustrative narrative...used in the Gospels, the "parable" not only denotes metaphors...illustrative narratives. In Jesus' parables, the speaker compares an...
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raft parable
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism
raft parable. Often-cited parable that occurs in the Discourse on the Parable of the Water Snake ( Alagaddūpama Sutta ) in the Majjhima Nikāya of the Pāli Canon. The parable relates to a traveller who fords a...
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Parable
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Parable (Gk., parabolē...insistence on teaching in parables, implies something about...the thirty to forty gospel parables are found in Matthew (e...x2013;32). For Jewish parables, see MĀSHAL .
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