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There Was a Man Who Had Two Sons: A Parable of Futurity, Reproductivity, Utopia, and Social Death

Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies
Few of the parables found in the gospels have received more attention than the parable of the man with two sons, commonly known as the parable of the Prodigal Son.
Eric C. Smith
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The Significance of Food in the Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew 22:1-14 and the Kanyaw [PDF]

Religion and Social Communication
This study delves into the significance of food in Matthew 22:1-14, specifically exploring parallels between the Parable of the Wedding Feast and the Kanyaw festival of the Igorot people.
Fred F. Antonio, Jr.
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Crip Collectivity Beyond Neoliberalism in Octavia Butler’s "Parable of the Sower"

, 2021
The importance of Octavia Butler’s 1993 novel "Parable of the Sower" continues to crystalize, as Butler’s prescient imagining of urban California torn apart by neoliberal divestment comes to fruition.
Jess Whatcott
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In the kingdom everybody has enough – A social-scientific and realistic reading of the parable of the lost sheep (Lk 15:4–6)

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2011
This article presents a social-scientific and realistic interpretation of the parable of the lost sheep (Lk 15:4–6). Attention is given to the history of the interpretation of the parable, its integrity and authenticity, and verisimilitude.
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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Die kommunikasie van die gelykenis van die barmhartigeSamaritaan in konteks

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2001
The communication of the parable of the good Samaritan in context. In this article the communication of the parable of the good Samaritan is investigated with regard to various readers and contexts.
Eben Scheffler
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The Parable of the Prodigal Son [PDF]

, 2004
This project began with the investigation of the role of parables in the teachings of Jesus Christ. I researched the function of parables and the different levels of interpretation.
Sames, Karen P., OSB
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Jesus' kingdom parables as metaphorical stories: A challenge to a conventional worldview

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1998
Jesus' parables are to be read as metaphorical stories. Parable as metaphor demands that the parable remains open-ended and polyvalent, with the reader always involved in a participatory role. This article aims at showing that Jesus' kingdom parables are
Dieter Reinstorf, Andries van Aarde
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Parable in Nikolai Gogol’s works: specifics of the author's presentation

RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism, 2023
The parable of the works of N.V. Gogol as one of the most important elements of the writer's strategy is analyzed. Emphasis is placed both on its formal and content embodiment in the author's works.
Nikita M. Demidov, Oleg A. Kling
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Parables as a Transcultural Tool for a Psychologist’s Work with the Requests of Parents of Children with Abnormal Development [PDF]

The Global Psychotherapist, 2023
Parables are considered to be an effective tool in a psychologist’s work with parents of children with abnormal development. As a kind of metaphor, parables actuate neurodynamic mechanisms of the personality’s reflection of actual life issues. The use of
Ganna Naydonova, Iryna Uninets
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