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Exegeting Jesus ' Parables

- newmanlib.ibri.org -. Exegeting Jesus ' Parables. Robert C. Newman Biblical Theological Seminary. Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks. - newmanlib.ibri.org -. What is a Parable?. Dictionary Short, fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or religious principle Literary

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Exegeting Jesus ' Parables

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  1. - newmanlib.ibri.org - Exegeting Jesus' Parables Robert C. Newman Biblical Theological Seminary Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  2. - newmanlib.ibri.org - What is a Parable? • Dictionary • Short, fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or religious principle • Literary • A simile expanded into a story • New Testament • A rather broad genre of illustration, including parable (above), allegory, similitude, and sample parable, also proverb and paradox Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  3. - newmanlib.ibri.org - How Parables Work • Parables are stories • Brief • Unified • Few actors • Direct discourse • Serial development • Rule of three • Repetition • Binary opposition • End-stress • (often) Resolution by reversal • (usually) Two-level Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  4. - newmanlib.ibri.org - How Parables Work See John W. Sider, Interpreting the Parables Parables are analogies: • Verbal comparison • Tenor – "heavenly meaning" • Vehicle – "earthly story" • Point(s) of resemblance Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  5. - newmanlib.ibri.org - An Analogy from Shakespeare • "As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods – they kill us for their sport." • Tenor – relation of gods to humans • Vehicle – relation of boys to flies • Point of resemblance – re/ how mistreated Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  6. - newmanlib.ibri.org - The Analogy Diagramed Tenor Vehicle We: gods = flies: (wanton) boys With respect to how they mistreat us Point of Resemblance Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  7. - newmanlib.ibri.org - An Example from Jesus' Parables • Wheat & Weeds – Matt 13:24-30, 36-43 • Story: Man sows good seed, his enemy weeds. When discovered, slaves want to remedy situation right away; owner has them wait till harvest. • Tenor: kingdom of heaven • Vehicle: story above • Points of Resemblance: several Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  8. - newmanlib.ibri.org - Parables in the Gospels • Christological • Lost & Found • Forgiveness & Mercy • Prayer • Transformation • Stewardship • Invitation & Rejection Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  9. - newmanlib.ibri.org - Parables in the Gospels • Second Coming • Warning & Judgment • Kingdom • Illustrative (example) Parables • Acted Parables Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  10. - newmanlib.ibri.org - The End Let's begin to make the parables come alive for our audience! Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

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