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parable
parable the term translates the Hebrew word "mashal" —a term denoting a metaphor, or an enigmatic saying or an analogy. In the Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition, however, "parables" were illustrative narrative examples. Jewish teachers of the 1st cent. AD made use of comparisons in narrative form to clarify scripture. As used in the Gospels, the "parable" not only denotes metaphors, analogies, and enigmatic statements, but also short illustrative narratives. In Jesus' parables, the speaker compares an observable, natural, or human phenomenon to the Kingdom (i.e. the rule) of God. Some of these challenge and mystify or even attack the hearer. Other parables are allegories. The major themes of the parables of Jesus include the contrast between the old and new age now dawning in the ministry of Jesus; the necessity of radical decisions; the gradual but sure growth of the Kingdom of God on earth; God's way of relating to people; and God's invitation for people to enter his Kingdom.
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"parable." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "parable." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-parable.html "parable." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-parable.html |
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parable. In the Synoptic Gospels, the word stands for a wide range of striking sayings, from well-known proverbs to small metaphors and elaborate allegories. Mk. contains examples of all these, with the historical allegories of the Sower and the Wicked Husbandman dominating by size and importance. They alert the reader to the theological significance of the narrative. In Mt. parables are given a more moral thrust than those in Mk. Lk. adds famous, realistic stories, such as the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son. Like Mt.'s parables they have moral purpose, but they are distinctive in not being so strongly or solely allegorical. The allegories in Jn. are not designated parables.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "parable." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "parable." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-parable.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "parable." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-parable.html |
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Parable (Gk., parabolē). A story or illustration of important teaching, used by rabbis and by Jesus, more direct than allegories, and, in the case of Jesus, usually making a demand on the hearers. Jesus' insistence on teaching in parables, implies something about the nature of the kingdom of God. Most of the thirty to forty gospel parables are found in Matthew (e.g. the clusters in chs. 13, 25) and Luke (among the best-known, 10. 25–42, 15. 11–32). For Jewish parables, see MĀSHAL.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Parable." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Parable." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Parable.html JOHN BOWKER. "Parable." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Parable.html |
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parable a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels. Recorded from Middle English, the word comes via Old French from an ecclesiastical Latin sense ‘discourse, allegory’ of Latin parabola ‘comparison’, from Greek parabolē ‘placing side by side, application’. Stories told by Jesus are often referred to by specific titles referring to their subjects, such as the parable of the sower.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "parable." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "parable." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-parable.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "parable." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-parable.html |
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parable (arch.) similitude, dark saying, proverb; fictitious narrative or allegory for teaching spiritual truth. XIV. ME. parab(i)le — (O)F. parabole — L. parabola comparison, in ChrL. allegory, proverb, speech — Gr. parabolḗ comparison, analogy, proverb, f. parabállein put alongside, compare, f. PARA-1 + bállein throw.
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T. F. HOAD. "parable." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "parable." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-parable.html T. F. HOAD. "parable." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-parable.html |
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parable Short, simple story intended to convey a moral or religious message. The best-known parables are those attributed to Jesus Christ in the New Testament, including the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, the Sower and the Seed, and the Pearl of Great Price.
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"parable." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "parable." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-parable.html "parable." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-parable.html |
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par·a·ble / ˈparəbəl/ • n. a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels. |
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"parable." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "parable." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-parable.html "parable." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-parable.html |
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parable •babble, bedabble, dabble, drabble, gabble, grabble, rabble, scrabble
•amble, bramble, Campbell, gamble, gambol, ramble, scramble, shamble
•psychobabble • technobabble
•barbel, garble, marble
•pebble, rebel, treble
•assemble, dissemble, Kemble, resemble, tremble
•Abel, able, Babel, cable, enable, fable, gable, label, Mabel, sable, stable, table
•enfeeble, feeble, Keble
•dibble, dribble, fribble, Gribble, kibble, nibble, quibble, scribble
•Abu Simbel, cymbal, gimbal, nimble, symbol, thimble, timbal
•mandible
•credible, edible
•descendible, extendible, vendible
•audible
•frangible, tangible
•illegible, legible
•eligible, intelligible
•negligible • dirigible • corrigible
•submergible • fallible • indelible
•gullible
•cannibal, Hannibal
•discernible • terrible • horrible
•thurible
•irascible, passible
•expansible • collapsible • impassible
•accessible, compressible, impressible, inexpressible, irrepressible, repressible
•flexible
•apprehensible, comprehensible, defensible, distensible, extensible, ostensible, reprehensible, sensible
•indexible
•admissible, dismissible, immiscible, impermissible, irremissible, miscible, omissible, permissible, remissible, transmissible
•convincible, vincible
•compossible, impossible, possible
•irresponsible, responsible
•forcible
•adducible, crucible, deducible, inducible, irreducible, producible, reducible, seducible
•coercible, irreversible, reversible, submersible
•biocompatible, compatible
•contractible • partible
•indefectible, perfectible
•contemptible
•imperceptible, perceptible, susceptible
•comestible, digestible, suggestible
•irresistible, resistible
•exhaustible
•conductible, deductible, destructible, tax-deductible
•corruptible, interruptible
•combustible
•controvertible, convertible, invertible
•discerptible • persuasible • feasible
•divisible, risible, visible
•implausible, plausible
•fusible
•Bible, intertribal, libel, scribal, tribal
•bobble, Chernobyl, cobble, gobble, hobble, knobble, nobble, squabble, wobble
•ensemble
•bauble, corbel, warble
•coble, ennoble, Froebel, global, Grenoble, ignoble, noble
•foible • rouble • Hasdrubal • chasuble
•soluble, voluble
•bubble, double, Hubble, nubble, rubble, stubble, trouble
•bumble, crumble, fumble, grumble, humble, jumble, mumble, rough-and-tumble, rumble, scumble, stumble, tumble, umbel
•payable, sayable
•seeable, skiable
•amiable
•dyeable, flyable, friable, liable, pliable, triable, viable
•towable
•doable, suable, wooable
•affable • effable • exigible • cascabel
•takable • likable • salable • tenable
•tunable • capable • dupable
•arable, parable
•curable, durable
•taxable
•fixable, mixable
•actable • collectible
•datable, hatable
•eatable
•notable, potable
•mutable • savable • livable • movable
•lovable • equable • sizable • usable
•burble, herbal, verbal
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"parable." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "parable." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-parable.html "parable." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-parable.html |
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