PPT-The Parables

Pascual Session 3A Jesus revealed the Paschal mystery through the proclamation of the Good News of Gods Reign Rather than offering us definitions and complex theological definitions of Gods Reign Jesus chose to use a type of story called a parable . Jesus . Christ Course. Document # TX001251. The Parables of Jesus. The first ten slides will show an artistic depiction of Jesus’ parables. . Quietly study the image.. Use your memory or a Bible to determine what parable is being presented.. The first ten slides will show an artistic depiction of Jesus’ parables. . Quietly study the image.. Use your memory or a Bible to determine what parable is being presented.. After some quiet reflection, name the parable.. I. What is a parable?. A. A parable is a short, simple story from which a . moral lesson. can be drawn.. 1. A parable is usually a . fictitious. story that could be true.. 2. A parable draws from images and events that would be . to Find Meaning. Parables and Riddles. Parables and Riddles. Matthew 13:11-17(quoted Isaiah 6:8-10). Psalm 78: 1-2. Parable. “to draw out. as a bow”. Riddles. “the answer unites the two”. 3 Laws of Dreams. Acting Out Biblical Truths. Robert C. Newman. Parables as Spiritual Drama. Most of us are familiar with Jesus. '. parables.. In most of the parables Jesus told, a spiritual truth is taught by an earthly story.. Matthew 13. Robert C. Newman. The Parables Listed. Sower. Wheat & Weeds. Mustard Seed. Leaven. Treasure. Pearl. Dragnet. Interpreted by Jesus?. Sower Yes. Wheat & Weeds Yes. Mustard Seed No. Of the Bible. The . Hebrew. word for parable:. MASHAL (. MAWSHAWL. ) . Simile; poem; proverb; adage – a short statement expressing a general truth.. A saying usually of metaphorical nature.. - The word occurs approx. 39 times in the O.T.. TEXT: Matthew 13:1-23, Luke 8:1ff.. THEME: The more open you are to God’s truth the more truth He will reveal to you.. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes . . Basis for. “The Man from La Mancha” . Robert C. Newman. What are parables?. From . Webster's 3rd International Dictionary. : . (1) comparison, similitude . (2) more specifically, a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle. I. Jesus cloaked much of His teaching in parables. . A. Jesus switched from . clear. , well-outlined teaching to teaching in parables.. 1. When Jesus began His teaching He was simple, . clear and direct. . “. Preaching a parable is a novice preacher’s dream . but . often an experienced preacher’s nightmare.” . (. T. homas . O. Long . Preaching the Literary forms of the Bible. Dr. Andy Woods. Senior Pastor – Sugar Land Bible Church. President. – Chafer Theological Seminary. . Kingdom Study Outline. What does the Bible Say About the Kingdom?. The Main Problem with Kingdom Now NT interpretations. Ezekiel . Lesson 4: Ezekiel 4 & 5 “Parables & Prophecies of Destruction”. Four parables of the fall of Judah & Jerusalem. Sign of the Besieged City (4:1-3). Sign of the prophet lying on his side. (4:4-8). Yezdi. . Bhada. , Ph.D., CMA. Trinity Church. Adult Bible Study. Jan. – Mar. 2014. THE PARABLES OF JESUS. Introduction to the Study. Who? When? Where? What will we be doing? . Why study these parables? .