In this chapter, we get the chance to explore the amazing parables that Jesus spoke to the crowds and explained to the ones who were in close relationship with Him. Although parables are not allegories, they do resemble allegories in that they have metaphors, similitudes, similes and the fact that they have a beginning, and ending with a plot. The point of Jesus's parables was to call forth a response from the hearer who understands the reference points within the parable. Think of it like a joke; it has an underlying meaning that one has to be listening intently, or intelligent to catch the meaning. As interpreters, we are to take on the hermeneutical task of reconstructing the punch line, if you will, of the original parable while applying
