Parables In The Book Of Luke
Common Concepts in Parable
The parables appear often in the passages of the Gospels. As people read through the Gospels, they know they are reading the parables, but it is difficult to distinguish them. The book of Luke contains numerous amounts of parables which are concentrated in chapter 10 to chapter 16. Some bluntly shows that they are parables, but some are hidden among the passages. Through examination of Luke chapter 10-16, there are many concepts the parables are common in. The greatest common similarity the parables have is the narration of Jesus, stories composed with metaphor, and the reason why Jesus tells the stories. Almost every parable starts with narration of Jesus. The book of Luke usually introduces parables with, “Jesus …show more content…
As observed, chapter 16 is considered as a parable if examined with 3 main factors from above. Luke chapter 16:19 starts with, “There was a rich man…” This may not fit with the description of the first factor explained above, but it does indicate the story. Jesus suddenly introduced a character right after divorce topic at 16:18. This first part of the sentence transitioned right from additional teachings in 16:19-31. The verse 19 would notify people that something different will be spoken and a character sets up the beginning of the story. This phrase in this verse worked not only as the warning of the oncoming parable, but also as a transition from one parable to another. Another reason why The Rich Man and Lazarus is a parable considering that it contains a story. The story obviously reveals Rich Man and Lazarus as a major character of the parable. The parable ends with the last verse of chapter 16 because another parable is introduced in chapter 17. The 16:16-19 can be confirmed as a story due to its dialogues. There are narration parts where it is done by Jesus and dialogues where characters from the parables speak. The story is easy to understand as it lays out the images with His descriptive narration. This would help people to remember the parable much
The parables appear often in the passages of the Gospels. As people read through the Gospels, they know they are reading the parables, but it is difficult to distinguish them. The book of Luke contains numerous amounts of parables which are concentrated in chapter 10 to chapter 16. Some bluntly shows that they are parables, but some are hidden among the passages. Through examination of Luke chapter 10-16, there are many concepts the parables are common in. The greatest common similarity the parables have is the narration of Jesus, stories composed with metaphor, and the reason why Jesus tells the stories. Almost every parable starts with narration of Jesus. The book of Luke usually introduces parables with, “Jesus …show more content…
As observed, chapter 16 is considered as a parable if examined with 3 main factors from above. Luke chapter 16:19 starts with, “There was a rich man…” This may not fit with the description of the first factor explained above, but it does indicate the story. Jesus suddenly introduced a character right after divorce topic at 16:18. This first part of the sentence transitioned right from additional teachings in 16:19-31. The verse 19 would notify people that something different will be spoken and a character sets up the beginning of the story. This phrase in this verse worked not only as the warning of the oncoming parable, but also as a transition from one parable to another. Another reason why The Rich Man and Lazarus is a parable considering that it contains a story. The story obviously reveals Rich Man and Lazarus as a major character of the parable. The parable ends with the last verse of chapter 16 because another parable is introduced in chapter 17. The 16:16-19 can be confirmed as a story due to its dialogues. There are narration parts where it is done by Jesus and dialogues where characters from the parables speak. The story is easy to understand as it lays out the images with His descriptive narration. This would help people to remember the parable much