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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021 This article offers a reading of the parable of the Dishonest Steward from the perspective of Greco-Roman status concern. It observes that the parable has a long and complicated history of interpretation.
Louis Ndekha
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Religions, 2023 The parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 elicits profound responses and emotions in various times, places, and cultures. Why has it stood the test of time as one of Jesus’ most famous parables?
Joseph Lee Dutko
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Reconsideration of the Parable [PDF]
Жанры речи, 2020 The article deals with the parable as a genre. The attention to the parable is determined by the fact that the interest in the subject does not wane, and each author, using the traditions of the genre, brings something new, acting as an innovator.
Bazylev , Vladimir Nikolaevich
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The Good Samaritan Parable Revisited: A Survey During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 From an integrative approach of parable interpretation that combines ethical, evolutionary, historical, and psychological perspectives, the current research empirically examined the purely theorized assumption elucidating the behaviors of the priest ...
Yong Lu
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2011 This article attempted to read the parable of the minas in a 30 CE context, employing a social scientific reading. The integrity of the parable was delimited to Luke 19:12b–24 and 27.
Ernest van Eck
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Prayerful persistence: Luke 18:1–8 through the lens of resilience
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023 The parable of the widow and the unjust judge is unique to Luke. It forms part of three other parables shedding light on the coming of the Son of Man. It also bears striking resemblances with the parable of the friend at midnight, but unlike the friend ...
Annette Potgieter
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2011 This article presents a social-scientific interpretation of the parable of the friend at midnight. As starting point, attention is given to the history of the interpretation of the parable, as well as to its integrity and authenticity.
Ernest van Eck
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2014 This article attempts to read the parable of the Sower (Mk 4:3b–8) as a parable of the historical Jesus. In this reading, the focus is different from almost all previous interpretations of the parable.
Ernest van Eck
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When kingdoms are kingdoms no more: a social-scientific reading of the Mustard Seed
Acta Theologica, 2013 This article presents a social-scientific reading of the parable of the Mustard Seed. It is argued that the parable is not a parable of growth or contrast, and does not allude to the Old Testament.
E. van Eck
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When patrons are not patrons: A social-scientific reading of the rich man and Lazarus (Lk 16:19–26)
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2009 This article presents a social-scientific interpretation of the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. Attention is first given to the history of the interpretation of the parable and to the integrity and authenticity of this interpretation.
Ernest Van Eck
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