The many stories that Jesus told were not general ethical and spiritual teaching; they were entirely subject to his overarching message about the kingdom of God. In this section: The parables: Jesus was just being obtuse Jesus’ parable of the wicked tenants: an exercise in narrative-historical hermeneutics The parable of the good Samaritan and the plight of Israel Who is the father in the parable of the prodigal son? Make for yourselves friends of unrighteous mammon: the parable of the self-serving business manager So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you: the parable of the unforgiving slave The parable of the wedding feast and the man without a wedding garment Go to top level
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