Throughout the sacred text of the bible, Jesus revealed many truths that resonate and apply to leadership practices of today. Many of those nuggets of truth were spoken in parabolic form. Jesus employed parables in situations when He wanted His listeners to open their minds to some new and abstract content” (Fønebø, 2011, p. 22). Jesus used parables in “everyday situations when He wanted to clarify something, give a response to questions or criticism, or when He was interrupted by incidents” (Fønebø, 2011, p. 22). Jesus “told parables relating to wedding feasts, banquets, and home gatherings” (Story, 2009, p. 67).
Interpreting the parables can be tricky. Blomberg (1991) declared, “studies of the historical-cultural background of various narratives are increasingly leading to the conclusion that not all of the details even in the authentic cores of the parables are realistic or lifelike” (p. 52). Parabolic interpretation has gone through several manifestations. At one point, the interpretation of parables in the sacred text, involved the …show more content…
304), “changes in focus and action” (Osborne, 2006, p. 304), “determine the points of reference” (Osborne, 2006, p. 304), “patterns in the outline” (Osborne, 2006, p. 305), and the “climax of the story” (Osborne, 2006, p. 305). Stein (1997) posited that ‘the designation of the passage concerning the Chief Seats (14:7-11) as a parable reveals that in the Bible the term "parable" can refer to more than just a "heavenly story with an earthly meaning"’ (p. 14), and that “basic to a parable in the Old and New Testament is the presence of some sort of an analogy” (Stein, 1997, p. 14). Stein (1997) reveled that the “passage is a parable because there is present a metaphorical comparison of proper Christian conduct at a banquet with the proper attitude of believers toward God” (p.
Interpreting the parables can be tricky. Blomberg (1991) declared, “studies of the historical-cultural background of various narratives are increasingly leading to the conclusion that not all of the details even in the authentic cores of the parables are realistic or lifelike” (p. 52). Parabolic interpretation has gone through several manifestations. At one point, the interpretation of parables in the sacred text, involved the …show more content…
304), “changes in focus and action” (Osborne, 2006, p. 304), “determine the points of reference” (Osborne, 2006, p. 304), “patterns in the outline” (Osborne, 2006, p. 305), and the “climax of the story” (Osborne, 2006, p. 305). Stein (1997) posited that ‘the designation of the passage concerning the Chief Seats (14:7-11) as a parable reveals that in the Bible the term "parable" can refer to more than just a "heavenly story with an earthly meaning"’ (p. 14), and that “basic to a parable in the Old and New Testament is the presence of some sort of an analogy” (Stein, 1997, p. 14). Stein (1997) reveled that the “passage is a parable because there is present a metaphorical comparison of proper Christian conduct at a banquet with the proper attitude of believers toward God” (p.