Parables in the Gospels<\/b><\/p>\n
It is easy to identify parables in the Gospels by looking for these five characteristics:<\/p>\n
1. It is a story with a plot.<\/p>\n
2. The story is not historical.<\/p>\n
3. The story is true-to-life in the author\u2019s day.<\/p>\n
4. The story is given to teach a truth, not to entertain.<\/p>\n
5. It is a series of comparisons.<\/p>\n
There are six rules of interpretation that apply to parables:<\/p>\n
1. Study the story as a story until you get the full impact of its meaning in that day.<\/p>\n
2. Study the story with strict regard to the author\u2019s interpretation and application. (He will tell you what it means.)<\/p>\n
3. Study with strict regard to the setting of the context and the theme of the passage.<\/p>\n
4. List the points of comparison between the truth and the story.<\/p>\n
5. Some points have no meaning. Don\u2019t try to tack a meaning on to every element.<\/p>\n
6. Find the one central teaching of the parable. Don\u2019t get sidetracked in the fine details.<\/p>\n
Hans Finzel, Opening the Book, (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1987), p. 336<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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