Parables

Question 1

Amos Wilder

Answer 1

See’s a parable as ‘an image with a certain shock to the imagination which directly convey a vision of what is significant.’

Question 2

C.H.Dodd (purpose of parables)

Answer 2

Says that the main purpose of parables was to teach about the arrival of the Kingdom of God in the person of Jesus.

Question 3

Robert Stein

Answer 3

Says a parable is a figure of speech in which there is a brief or extended comparison.

Question 4

Adolf Julicher

Answer 4

Says parables are made to illustrate particular points.

Question 5

C.H.Dodd

Answer 5

Said that parables aren’t allegories, but simply stories.