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| Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction to the Parables of Jesus | |
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| Necessary History | |
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| What Is a Parable? | |
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| How Should Parables Be Classified? | |
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| What about Allegory? | |
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| Characteristics of Jesus' Parables | |
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| Distribution of the Parables | |
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| How Should Parables Be Interpreted? | |
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| NT Criticism - Assumptions and Hesitations, Method and Procedure | |
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| Parables in the Ancient World | |
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| The Old Testament | |
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| Early Jewish Writings | |
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| Greco-Roman Writings | |
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| The Early Church | |
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| Later Jewish Writings | |
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| Grace and Responsibility | |
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| The Unforgiving Servant (Matt 18:23-35) | |
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| The Two Debtors (Luke 7:41-43) | |
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| Parables of Lostness | |
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| The Arrangement of Luke 15 | |
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| The Lost Sheep (Matt 18:12-14/Luke 15:4-7) | |
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| The Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10) | |
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| The Compassionate Father and His Two Lost Sons (Luke 15:11-32) | |
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| The Parable of the Sower and the Purpose of Parables (Matt 13:3-23; Mark 4:3-20; Luke 8:5-15) | |
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| Parables of the Present Kingdom in Matthew 13, Mark 4, and Luke 13 | |
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| The Growing Seed (Mark 4:26-29) | |
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| The Wheat and the Weeds (Matt 13:24-30, 36-43) | |
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| The Mustard Seed (Matt 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-19) | |
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| The Leaven (Matt 13:33; Luke 13:20-21) | |
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| The Treasure (Matt 13:44) | |
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| The Pearl (Matt 13:45-46) | |
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| Parables Specifically about Israel | |
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| The Barren Fig Tree (Luke 13:6-9) | |
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| The Two Sons (Matt 21:28-32) | |
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| The Wicked Tenants (Matt 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19; Gos. Thom. 65-66) | |
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| The Wedding Banquet and the Feast (Matt 22:1-14; Luke 14:15-24; Gos. Thom. 64) | |
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| Parables about Discipleship | |
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| The Two Builders (Matt 7:24-27/Luke 6:47-49) | |
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| The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) | |
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| The Workers in the Vineyard (Matt 20:1-16) | |
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| The Tower Builder and the Warring King (Luke 14:28-32) | |
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| Parables about Money | |
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| The Rich Fool (Luke 12:16-21) | |
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| The Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-13) | |
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| The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) | |
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| Parables concerning God and Prayer | |
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| The Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-8) | |
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| The Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-8) | |
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| The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14) | |
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| Parables of Future Eschatology | |
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| The Net (Matt 13:47-50) | |
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| The Eschatological Discourse | |
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| The Ten Virgins (Matt 25:1-13) | |
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| The Talents and the Minas (Matt 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27) | |
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| The Sheep and the Goats (Matt 25:31-46) | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Occurrences of [characters not reproducible] (parabole) in the NT | |
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| Occurrences of the Verb [characters not reproducible] (masal) in the OT | |
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| Occurrences of the Noun [characters not reproducible] (masal) in the OT | |
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| Occurrences of [characters not reproducible] (parabole) in the LXX | |
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| Occurrences of [characters not reproducible] (parabole) in the Apostolic Fathers | |
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| Classification of Parables | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Primary Sources | |
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| Secondary Sources | |
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| Index of Authors | |
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| Index of Ancient Works | |