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| − | 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. For all the talk about eliminating free-for-all allegory, they all use it. Sensus plenior allows the scripture to speak 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.
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| − | :[[Mt 13:34]] All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
| + | [[Parable - Proverb]] |
| − | :[[Mt 13:35]] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
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| − | :[[Ps 78:2]] I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings [riddles] of old:
| + | [[Parables - Mystery]] |
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| − | Follow the links on the column header to see the SP interpretation.
| + | [[Parables - Secret]] |
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| − | Table borrowed from "Collective meaning and specific, prophetic reference in the parables of Matthew 13" by Jacob Jan Scholtz, Stellenbosch University [http://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/85594]
| + | [[Parables - Riddles]] |
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| − | {| class="wikitable" | + | [[Parables - Prophecy]] |
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| | + | [[Parables - Interpretation]] |
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| | + | Parables without check marks only have the reference scripture. Those with the check marks have some content. |
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| | + | ==PARABLES FROM NATURE== |
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| | + | ! parable !! seed !! ground !! birds !! stones !! tribulation !! love !! fruit |
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| − | ![[Author]] !![[Parable of the Sower|Sower]] !![[Parable of the Tares|Tares]] !![[Parable of the Mustard Seed|Mustard]] !![[Parable of the Leaven|Leaven]] !![[Parable of the Treasure & Pearl|Treasure & Pearl]] !![[Parable of the Dragnet|Dragnet]] !! [[Parable of the Householder|Householder]]
| + | |✓ [[The Sower and the Seeds]] (Mark 4:3-9; Matt 13:3-9; Luke 8:5-8) |
| | + | | x || path || x || x || heat || thorns || harvest |
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| − | |Bailey ||God sows through John and Jesus. Word of the kingdom includes gospel of the kingdom. ||Field is never called the Church. ||Mustard seed proverbial for great growth of kingdom. In OT trees are an image of great kingdoms with worldwide impact. Birds of air may symbolise Gentiles. No referent for man or field. ||Woman refers to Holy Spirit; leavening process is a good effect of permeation. No referent for three measures of flour. ||Man is disciple acting; treasure and pearl are value of the kingdom; buying and selling are personal sacrifice of disciple. ||Different kinds of fish suggest different nationalities. Son of Man supervising “fishing” process. Church not in view, has been raptured. “Good” are those saved during the Tribulation. ||All these things refer to the previous parables of the kingdom. Treasure is truth entrusted to scribal disciple. “New” refers to present mysterious phase of kingdom; “old” is OT prophesies to Israel. Scribal disciples are householders. | + | |✓ [[The Grain of Wheat]] (John 12:24) |
| | + | | grain || x || || || x || || much fruit |
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| − | |Barbieri ||Word of the kingdom is gospel of the kingdom preached by John, Jesus and disciples. ||Field is world. ||Sphere of professing followers would grow into a large entity. No referent for man, tree or field. ||No referent for woman, leaven or three measures of meal. ||Man is Christ, Israel is God's treasured possession and Church is the pearl. Christ redeems at cross. ||Timing at the end of the age. ||Jesus performs function of householder. | + | |✓ [[The Weeds in the Grain or the Tares]] (Matt 13:24-30) |
| | + | | x || x || || || grow together || remove tares || harvest |
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| − | |Blomberg ||God is primary sower; derivatively, Jesus and disciples are also. Preaching of God’s reign. ||Field is world, not Church. Servants are props for the story. ||No referent for man, mustard seed or field. Birds of the air may refer to predominantly Gentile peoples ||No referent for woman, leaven or three measures of flour. ||Man stands for anyone who becomes child of the kingdom. Treasure and pearl refer to kingdom of God which is so valuable that it is worth sacrificing anything to gain it. No referent for “joy” or hiding treasure. ||Net a symbol for God's ingathering of all people at end of age. “Every kind” of fish stands for different nationalities. All actions at time of final sorting; “final judgment”. ||Continuity between old and new covenants.
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| − | |Carson ||Word of kingdom compared with gospel of the kingdom. ||Good seed cannot be a message, must be people. Field is the world, not the Church, and this confirms a mission beyond Israel. ||No referent for man, mustard seed or field. Mustard seed a metaphor for small beginning. ||No referent for woman, leaven or three measures of flour. Mustard seed/plant suggests extensive growth, yeast suggests intensive transformation. ||Treasure and pearl are supreme worth of the kingdom for which disciple makes sacrifices. ||Situation at end when Last Judgment takes place. Not about missionary activities of Church. ||“All these things” include parables and mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Treasure is the heart. “Old” is OT promises about Messiah and kingdom plus OT law and piety. “New” is fulfilment in Jesus’ Person, teaching and kingdom. Scribes likened to householders. | + | |✓ [[The Seed Growing Secretly]] (Spontaneously) or The Patient Husbandman (Mark 4:26-29) |
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| − | |Davies and Allison ||Broader Matthean context, as well as 13:37, encourages one to think Jesus is the sower. Word of the kingdom seems to mean “the preaching of the kingdom”. ||Field is the world, not the Church. ||No referent for man, mustard seed or field. Did Matthew think of the birds of the air as standing for Gentiles? One guesses that he did. ||No referent for the woman, leaven or three measures of flour. Three measures suggest a feast, a banquet. ||Believers are to find the kingdom and give all to obtain it, with the treasure and the pearl to be identified with the kingdom. ||“Of all kinds” underlines universality of judgment. ||Comparative proverb, not a parable; v. 51 looks back on entire chapter; scribes may be entrusted with eschatological secrets. | + | |✓ [[The Mustard Seed]] (Matt13:31f.;Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18 f.) |
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| | + | |✓ [[The Leaven]] (Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:20 f.) |
| | + | | flour || || || mill stone (imp) || milling (imp) || || multiplies |
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| − | |Dodd ||Any Christian preacher is a sower. ||Good and bad members of the Church (the Kingdom of the Son of Man). ||Tree is a symbol for a great empire offering political protection to its subject-states. Process of obscure development is at an end. The Kingdom of God is here: birds are flocking to find shelter in shade of tree. ||Completion of process of fermentation; ministry of Jesus is compared to wholesome influence of leaven. ||Believer must throw caution to the wind and possess Kingdom of God, that is, the treasure and the pearl, are the highest good. ||Fishing a metaphor for work of Jesus and his disciples. Indiscriminate catch ||Dodd does not deal with this parable. | + | |✓ [[The Net]] (Matthew 13:47-50) |
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| − | |Ellisen ||Jesus is the sower. ||Implicitly links parable to great commission. ||No referent for man, mustard seed, field, tree or birds. Focus on growth. ||Woman implicitly identified as the Holy Spirit. Leavening process during Church age. No referent for three measures of flour. ||No sacrifice or effort too great to obtain the kingdom (treasure and pearl) because its value is so great. No referent to field or hiding of treasure. ||The net is the gospel which should reach all races. ||Things new refer to the new kingdom programme as much as the religious leaders, whom the new scribes of the kingdom | + | |✓ [[The Budding Fig Tree]] (Matt 24:32 f.; Mark 13:28 f.; Luke 21:19-31) |
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| − | |France ||Sower probably in the first instance Jesus. Word of the kingdom is the message Jesus has been proclaiming since 4:17. ||Field is the world, not Church. ||No referent for man, mustard seed, field. Tree may refer to great empire. Birds of heaven may be symbolic of all the nations. ||No referent for woman, leaven or flour. ||Disciples’ enthusiastic and wholehearted commitment to the kingdom of heaven, even sacrificing for it. ||Angels are the fishermen. ||Scribes are authorised teachers of the kingdom of heaven. “New” things refer to secrets of the kingdom and the “old” refers to 5:17. | + | |✓ [[The Barren Fig Tree]] (Luke 13:6-9) |
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| − | |Hagner ||Sower is probably Jesus and word of the kingdom is the equivalent of the gospel of the kingdom. ||Servants may be disciples. Field as the world points to the worldwide mission of the Church in the spread of the gospel. ||No referents given. ||No referents given. ||For the disciple, the kingdom is worth everything (treasure and pearl the equivalent of the kingdom). ||Universal invitation. Church involved in mission. ||“All these things” concern the preceding parables of the kingdom. Scribe likened to householder and is trained in the mysteries of the kingdom. New and old are about relation of Torah to genuine new reality of the kingdom of God, the mysteries concerning the purposes of God. | + | |✓ [[The Birds of Heaven]] (Matthew 6:26; Luke 12:24) |
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| − | |Hunter ||The parable reflects Jesus’ own experience of preaching the gospel of the kingdom. ||If the Kingdom of God is really here, why has there not been a separating of sinners from saints in Israel? ||Tree a symbol for world-wide empire embracing all peoples. Birds of the air a rabbinic name for the Gentiles. No referent for man, mustard seed or his field. ||Vastness of dough shows what the sovereign power of God in action can do. No referents for man, leaven or three measures of flour ||Treasure and pearl are the kingdom, if not also Christ, for to follow Christ is to be in the kingdom.||Emphasises fish of every kind. Fishers of men not be selective in where they go. ||Scribe will be able to wed the wisdoms of the Old Order to the truths of the New. | + | | [[The Flowers of the Field]] (Matt 6:28-30; Luke 12:27f.) |
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| − | |Jeremias ||Yield of the harvest symbolises eschatological overflowing of divine fullness. God brings forth triumphant end. ||Concerned with final judgment. Patience required until the harvest. ||Tree symbolises world power. “Birds of the air” is an eschatological technical term for the incorporation of the Gentiles into the people of God. ||Since no housewife would bake bread using so vast a quantity of flour, we have to do with divine realities. ||Not about complete self-surrender, but rather an experience of the splendour of the discovery that all else seems valueless compared to surpassing worth of joyful news of the kingdom. ||Eschatologically concerned with final judgment. ||“Old” are the things he had previously learnt, and the “new” his newly acquired knowledge. | + | |[[The Vultures & the Carcass]] (Matt 24:28; Luke 17:37) |
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| − | |Lockyer ||God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and all Christians are sowers. The full Gospel is seed and in a sense the seed is Christ. ||Christ claims ownership over the field. ||The man is the Son of Man, the field is the world and the seed is that sown on Pentecost. Tree refers to ecclesiastical and religious-political systems and birds, of the air symbolise Satan and his evil forces. ||When used figuratively, leaven always refers to sin or evil. The woman is the apostate church and the flour concerns fellowship. ||The field is the world; the man is the Son of Man who not only is Creator but also Redeemer. Treasure may be the redeemed. Pearl is the Church. ||The net is the gospel cast into the sea of all nations by disciples of Christ acting as missionaries. ||“All these things” refer to previous seven parables as a whole in their interrelationship. Scribes receive authority from Christ to teach divine truth about the kingdom during this age. Christ is Chief Scribe; treasure is the heart of the scribe. Old and new is the Law and the Gospel. Mysteries of the kingdom include prophecies of the old with added new significance. | + | |[[The Tree and its Fruits]] (Matthew 7:16; Luke 6:43-49) |
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| − | |Luz ||Word of the kingdom corresponds to the gospel of the kingdom and means the earthly Jesus’ proclamation of the kingdom. ||Field is the world, not the Church. Jesus announces a universal claim for his message. The already existing reign of Christ over heaven and earth made visible through his disciples (28:16-20) ||In light of previous parable, the person who sows is understood as the Son of Man and the field as the world. Birds of the air may conceivably be Gentiles. ||Implicitly identifies the woman as the Church which is to leaven the world by uncovering the hiddenness of truth. The Church has something to do with the mustard seed sown by the Son of Man and with the leaven that is leavening. ||Human action underscored in view of the opportunity presented by the kingdom of heaven. Warning against riches. ||Connects the mission with the Church. No time factor in this parable as there is in tares of the field. Last judgment scene. ||Understanding is part of bearing fruit. New is the gospel of the kingdom and old the traditional task of the scribe. Continuity between old and new. | + | |[[The Weather Signs]] (Luke 12:54-56; cf. Matthew 26:2 f.; Mark 8:11-13) |
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| − | |Kingsbury ||Sower is Jesus and the word of the kingdom is the (Church’s) total message regarding Jesus. ||Field is the people of Israel and yet a universal field of operations is in view. Seed alludes to the Word. ||Field alludes to Israel. Man that sowed refers to Jesus. Tree a picture of a mighty empire and birds of the air is a veiled reference to Gentiles. ||Leaven viewed positively, no referent for woman, leaven or three measures of flour. ||The disciple totally commits to God’s kingly rule. ||Parable restricted to the righteous as opposed to evil in the Church. Sea symbolises the world or the nations of the world. Every kind of fish refers to all nations; “it was full” interpreted as End of the age. ||Christian is master of the house. Treasure is the heart. New and old a circumlocution for totality of revelation that God has given disciples through Jesus.
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| − | |Kistemaker ||Sow could mean teach. ||Field belongs to Jesus. ||Mustard seed is effectively the message of salvation. Christianity has become a tree that provides shelter for people everywhere. ||Kingdom reveals its power and presence like yeast in the world. No referent for woman, leaven or three measures of flour. ||Treasure and pearl refer to Christ, and the man is the recent convert to Christianity. ||Dragnet portrays separation of fish in terms of the present. ||Apparently not viewed as a parable.
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| + | :✓ [[Master and Servant]] (Luke 17:7-10) |
| − | |Nolland ||Word of the kingdom refers to gospel of the kingdom and Jesus is the sower. ||Field is the world. ||Jesus must be the sower. No other referents. ||Woman’s action must correspond to what is happening in Jesus’ ministry. No specific referents. ||Value to the individual of discovering the kingdom of heaven. ||Filling of net plays somewhat analogous role to maturing of the crop. ||Solid possession and proper use of the old are tied up with the gaining of the new in the treasure of the kingdom of heaven.
| + | :✓ [[The Servant Entrusted with Authority]] or The Faithful and Unfaithful Servants (Matt. 24:45-51; Luke 12:42-46) |
| − | |-Pentecost ||Jesus is the sower. ||Counter-sowing of Satan. ||Insignificant beginning of the kingdom with eleven men in Upper Room with Christ. ||Yeast about positive permeation. The woman refers to the Holy Spirit. ||Man is Jesus Christ who goes to the cross. Field is the world, treasure is the remnant of Israel and the pearl those Gentiles saved during the inter-advent period. ||Dispensation ends with judgment, only righteous will enter the kingdom. ||New truths about new form of the kingdom.
| + | :[[The Waiting Servants]] (Luke 12:35-38; Mark 13:33-37) |
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| + | :[[The Laborers in the Vineyard or The Generous Employer]] (Matthew 20:1-16) |
| − | |Snodgrass ||Eschatological significance of Jesus’ preaching. ||Field is the world, evidencing a universal perspective similar to the Church. ||Mustard seed analogous to Jesus’ proclamation of the kingdom. Seems to prefer no other referents. ||No specific referents. ||The value and joy of finding the kingdom. No specific referent for the field, man etc. ||Division takes place immediately. Net, sea, shore, fisherman, vessels do not stand for anything. ||Snodgrass does not deal with this parable.
| + | :[[The Money in Trust or The Talents]] (Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27) |
| − | |-Stein ||Stein does not deal with this parable. ||Field is the world. ||No specific referents. ||No specific referents. ||Disciple decides possessing the kingdom is a joyous sacrifice. ||Final judgment in view. ||Stein does not deal with this parable.
| + | :[[The Lamp]] (Matt 5:14-16; Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16, 11:31) and The City Set on a Hill (Matt. 5:14b) |
| − | |-Thomas ||Jesus is the sower and the Word of God is the seed. ||Field is the world and belongs to God. ||Man is the Son of Man, field is the world and the birds refer to evil. ||Leaven taken as evil. ||Field is the world, treasure is Hebrew Christians, man is Christ going to the cross and pearl is the Church. ||Time is Daniel's 70th week, i.e. the Tribulation. Sea is all the nations. ||Treasure is storehouse of Scripture and experience.
| + | :[[The Body's Lamp]] (Matthew 6:22 f.; Luke 11:34-36) |
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| + | :[[The Discarded Salt]] (Matt 5:13; Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34 f.) |
| − | |Toussaint ||Word of the kingdom received yields more revelation and understanding. ||Sons of the kingdom sown into the world (13:38; 28:19-20) ||Tree and birds can be connected to growth in number of those who will be heirs of the kingdom. ||Leaven viewed as evil, no specific referents. ||Treasure is Israel’s kingdom programme, and pearl is the Church. Man is Jesus Christ going to the cross. ||Tribulation, with judgment of Israel and the nations in view. ||New and old truths about the kingdom.
| + | :[[The Patch and the Wineskins]] (Matthew 9:16 f.; Mark 2:21 f.; Luke 5:36-39) |
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| + | :✓ [[The Householder's Treasure]] (Matthew 13:52) |
| − | |Turner ||Jesus is the sower, and the word of the kingdom is the kingdom message (4:23; 9:35). ||That field is the world implies the eventual global mission of the Church. ||No specific referents. ||No specific referents. ||Sacrifice made by disciple when kingdom values are taken seriously. ||Time of eschatological judgment. ||“All these things” refer to growth of the kingdom despite mixed reception. New things are Jesus’ definitive teachings and “old” are Israel's Scriptures.
| + | :✓ [[The Dishonest Steward]] (Luke 16:1-12) |
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| + | :[[The Defendant]] (Luke 12:58 f.; Matthew 5:25 f.) |
| − | |Walvoord ||Introductory parable. Not all accept gospel. ||Period before the return of Christ. ||Number of true Christians and professing Christians will increase. ||Leaven taken negatively as evil. ||Jesus is the man who goes to the cross. Treasure is Israel and the pearl is the Church. ||Time is the end of the age. ||Treasure is house of truth.
| + | :[[The Unforgiving Official or The Unmerciful Servant]] (Matthew 18:23-35) |
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| + | :[[The Rich Fool]] (Luke 12:16-21) |
| − | |Wenham ||Jesus’ preaching of the kingdom. ||Good and evil co-exist in the present and separated in the future. Field is the world. ||No specific referents. ||No specific referents. ||Disciple gives all for the kingdom (treasure, pearl). ||Mission is international in scope and views Church as containing good and bad fish. ||Old refers to the fulfilment of Moses and the prophets. The new is Jesus and his message of the kingdom.
| + | :[[The Wicked Vinedressers]] (Matthew 21:33-41; Mark 12:1-9; Luke 20:9-16) |
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| + | :[[The Two Builders]] (Matthew 7:24-27; Luke 6:47-49) |
| − | |Wiersbe ||Seed is God's Word. ||Field is the world. ||Tree is a symbol of world power. Birds taken as negative. ||Leaven taken as negative, as false doctrine and false living. ||Treasure is the nation of Israel. Pearl is the Church. The man is Christ going to the cross. ||Separation at end of the age during Great Tribulation. ||Scribe emphasises learning; disciple focuses on living.
| + | :[[The Two Debtors]] (Luke 7:41-43) |
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| + | :[[The Hidden Treasure]] (Matthew 13:44) |
| | + | :[[The Pearl of Great Price]] (Matthew 13:45 f.) |
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| | + | ==OPEN & CLOSED DOORS== |
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| | + | :[[The Closed Door]] (Luke 13:24-30) |
| | + | :[[The Doorkeeper]] (Mark 13:33-37; cf. Matt 24:42) |
| | + | :[[The Thief in the Night and the Faithful Servants]] (Matthew 24:42-51.; Luke 12:32-48.) |
| | + | :[[The Strong Man Bound]] (Matthew 12:29; Mark 3:27; Luke 11:21 f.) |
| | + | :[[The Divided Realm]] (Mark 3:24-26; Luke 11:17-20) |
| | + | :[[The Unoccupied House or The Demon's Invasion]] (Matthew 12:43-45; Luke 11:24-26) |
| | + | :[[The Importunate Neighbor]] (Luke 11:5-8) |
| | + | :[[The Son's Request]] (Matthew 7:9-11; Luke 11:11-13) |
| | + | :[[The Unjust Judge or The Importunate Widow]] (Luke 18:1-8) |
| | + | :[[The Pharisee and the Publican]] (Luke 18:9-14) |
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| | + | ==WEDDINGS AND FEASTS== |
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| | + | :[[The Sulking Children]] or The Children in the Marketplace (Matthew 11:16-19; Luke 7:31-35) |
| | + | :[[The Arrogant Guest]] (Luke 14:7-11) |
| | + | :[[The Bridegroom's Friend]] (John 3:28) |
| | + | :[[The Bridegroom's Attendants]] (Matthew 9:15a; Mark 2:18 f.; Luke 5:34) |
| | + | :[[The Bride's Girlfriends or Ten Virgins]] (Matt25:1-13) |
| | + | :[[The Tower Builder and The Warring King]] (Luke 14:28-32) |
| | + | :[[The Wedding Feast or The Unwilling Guests]] (Matt 22:1-10; Luke 14:16-24) |
| | + | :[[The Wedding Garment]] (Matthew 22:11-14) |
| | + | :[[The Rich Man and Lazarus]] (Luke 16:19-31) |
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| | + | ==LOST AND FOUND, FATHER AND SON== |
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| | + | :[[The Good Samaritan]] (Luke 10:25-37) |
| | + | :[[The Prodigal Son or The Loving Father]] (Luke 15:11-32) |
| | + | :[[The Two Sons, The Apprentice Son, and The Slave and Son]] (Matthew 21:28-32; John 5:19-20a; John 3:35) |
| | + | :[[The Lost Coin]] (Luke 15:8-10) |
| | + | :[[The Lost Sheep]] (Matthew 28:12-14; Luke 15:4-7) |
| | + | :[[The Shepherd, the Thief, and the Doorkeeper]] (John 10:1-18) |
| | + | :[[The Doctor and the Sick]] (Matthew 9:12; Mark 2:17; Luke 5: 31 f.) |
| | + | :The Great Assize or [[The Sheep and the Goats]] (Matthew 25:31-46) |
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| | + | ==NEW AND OLD== |
| | + | :[[The New and old clothes and wine]] (Luke 5:36- 39) |
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| | + | =References= |
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Many teachings about interpreting parables mistakenly assume that parables of scripture are similar to the parables in secular writings. A few chapters of this work are dedicated to understanding the nature of Hebrew parables.
If you haven't already, you will be tempted to jump ahead and read the interpretation of specific parables. You are certainly free to do that. If you do that and judge that the interpretations are just more among many, or that an interpretation is false because it is different than one that Jesus gave the apostles, be sure to return to these chapters to find out how you cheated yourself. For many, they will ring consistently true; being exegeted using a first century hermeneutic.
In the exegesis of the parables, the methods used will be unfamiliar. This work is not intended to go into the proofs of such methods. They will simply be used as the apostles used them. Other works explain them in detail.
The interpretation of parables follow the same rules as the exegesis of the 'mystery' which has been hidden from the beginning. [4] They can be seen in the chapter on Rules.
Parables without check marks only have the reference scripture. Those with the check marks have some content.
