Parables Flashcards
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Amos Wilder
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See’s a parable as ‘an image with a certain shock to the imagination which directly convey a vision of what is significant.’
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C.H.Dodd (purpose of parables)
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Says that the main purpose of parables was to teach about the arrival of the Kingdom of God in the person of Jesus.
3
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Robert Stein
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Says a parable is a figure of speech in which there is a brief or extended comparison.
4
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Adolf Julicher
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Says parables are made to illustrate particular points.
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C.H.Dodd
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Said that parables aren’t allegories, but simply stories.
