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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]
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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Guidelines towards plausible interpretation of gospel parables
This study is undertaken against the backdrop of the polyvalence of parables and the resultant arbitrary conclusions reached by many interpreters of gospel parables. It is aimed to set guidelines towards plausible interpretations of these parables.
Aniedi M. Akpan, Francois P. Viljoen
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A realistic reading as a feminist tool: The Prodigal Son as a case study
The parables of Jesus have historically been attributed with a plethora of interpretations. The first hearers of the parables of Jesus had native (emic) knowledge of the social realities embedded in the parables told by Jesus, that is, cultural scripts ...
Charel D. du Toit
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Logic and Parables: Do These Narratives Provide Arguments?
We explore the relationship between argument and narrative with reference to parables. Parables are typically thought to convey a message. In examining a parable, we can ask what that message is, whether the story told provides reasons for the message ...
Trudy Govier, Lowell Ayers
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A decolonial biblical perspective on Jesus inspired by Fanon and Biko
This paper makes an original contribution against the background of relevant postcolonial discourse by means of the methods of postcolonial and social-scientific biblical exegesis from the perspective of critical correlation. The main aim of the paper is
Jacobus Kok
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Yesus Sebagai Pencerita: Perspektif Sastra Dari Perumpamaan
Several literary features of Jesus’ parables are noteworthy. In some respects Matthew’s recorded parables differ from Luke’s in presenting colorless sketches. Luke’s parables, on the other hand, are vivid and full of color.
Simon J. Kistemaker
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Die gelykenisse van Jesus: Allegorieë of simbole van sosiale transformasie?
The parables of Jesus: Allegories or symbols of social transformation? This article reflects on a possible methodology that can be used to interpret the parables of Jesus preserved in the Synoptics (and the Gospel of Thomas).
Ernest van Eck
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Transadapting fable into a parable for Indonesian Muslim children: Strategies and impacts
The demand for domestication and localization of children’s literature compels translators to not only translate the texts but also transadapt them. Significant problems arise when the texts have to fit the cultures and religions of the target users ...
SF. Luthfie Arguby Purnomo +7 more
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Antimicrobials in animal agriculture: Parables and policy [PDF]
In addition to the scientific, economic, regulatory and other policy factors that impact on antimicrobial decision-making in different jurisdictions around the world, there exist ethical, social and cultural bases for the contemporary use of these ...
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