Jan 18 2008
how to read a parable
Parables can be tricky. It is hard to know where to focus and what parts matter most. Sometimes it is even hard to know what they mean. Part of this difficulty is inherent to any teaching that happens through stories.
When one tells a story to teach a point, there are necessarily lots of details that flesh out the narrative but are not necessarily essential to the point narrative teaching works for lots of important reasons but not because it is efficient. Continue Reading »
