==Table==

The table below compares how various Bible teachers, theologians and pastors interpret the parables of Matthew 13. The one thing they all have in common is that they use a hermeneutic which is descended from Augustine, using Greek logic on a Hebrew text. (Yes. it was written in Greek, but taught by Hebrews who thought like Hebrews.) Not much else matches up. These men all oppose the use of free-for-all allegory, but they all use it. The scripture speaks for itself. An interpretation comes by reading it like a Hebrew; correlating scripture with scripture, and understanding that prophecy is riddle. Jesus gave an interpretation of some of the parables, but he did not reveal the secrets until the cross.